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20.04.2023

India - Farmers in Malda told to leave fields before 11 am due to heat

The Department of Agriculture of Malda district has issued an advisory to the farmers against the prevailing heatwave in the state. The temperature in the district has crossed 43°C, which could potentially harm the crops.

20.04.2023

Syria - Farmers coping with earthquake damage along the Orontes River

Vast areas of agricultural land in northwestern Syria - especially along the banks of the Orontes River that runs between Idlib province and Turkey - were damaged as a result of the February 6 earthquake.

20.04.2023

India - Punjab's agriculture minister orders inquiry of pending crop loss relief for farmers

Punjab agriculture minister, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, has directed the principal secretary of agriculture to gather information on farmers who have not received compensation for crop damage by May 15.

20.04.2023

India - 10-15% crop loss estimated due to rain

Around 10-15% of Haryana’s rabi crop appears to have been damaged due to unseasonal rains in March, the state’s chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday, even as he stressed that the extent of loss was far lower than previously estimated.

20.04.2023

USA - USDA offers Disaster Assistance to farmers in Iowa, other states impacted by storms and tornadoes

Agricultural operations in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes and severe storms that caused widespread and extensive destruction across those states.

19.04.2023

India - Wheat production falls below expectations

Farmers in northwest India are facing huge losses after untimely rains and hailstorm damaged wheat crops. Despite the damage, the ministry of agriculture has stuck to its initial projection of over 112 million tonnes in output.

19.04.2023

New Zealand - Hit growers feeling abandoned by Government

Cyclone-hit growers are desperate for help and say they're feeling abandoned by the Government.It's been more than two months since Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed their crops and they said after an initial flurry of action, the support has dried up.

19.04.2023

USA - Wild pigs cause agricultural damage revealed by Texas drones

There are an estimated 6.9 million wild pigs in the United States, and the population has been rising in recent decades. In research published inWildlife Society Bulletin, investigators used drones to capture images of the agricultural damage caused by these animals.

19.04.2023

Canada - Experts say grape harvest could be down in Okanagan, again

The Wine Growers Association of British Columbia is sounding the alarm about the impacts of climate change on the Okanagan's grape growers and wineries."It's all throughout the entire Okanagan," says Miles Prodan, president and CEO of Wine Growers British Columbia.

19.04.2023

Ireland - New research to prevent crop loss will save farmers time and money

Teagasc has teamed up with the Cork-based Tyndall National Institute and they are developing AI to monitor invasive insect species in Europe.Groundbreaking research being conducted in Cork is aiming to protect future world food security.

19.04.2023

USA - Cold, storms play havoc with state’s fruit crops

Specialty crop growers can't seem to catch a break this spring, as producers faced crop losses from freezing temperatures in early spring and some plant damage from severe storms at the end of March.

19.04.2023

Spain - Facing food shortages as severe drought leads to crop failure

Southern Europe’s farmers are facing a crop crisis. Months of drought has interruped this year’s harvests and some Spanish ecologists are warning the country may soon be unable to sustain cereal crops such as wheat and barley.

19.04.2023

Tanzania - New varsity report recommends solutions to reduce crop loss

Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania.

18.04.2023

India - Heat last year, untimely rains this year

India’s wheat crop this year has been hit because of excessive rainfall in the crucial month of March, when the crop enters the vital grain-filling stage and gets ready for harvesting in April.

18.04.2023

USA - March weather results in later start for California cherries

Following March’s unsettled weather in California, what does this mean for the state’s cherry season? “The outlook is good--we’re optimistic the crop will be above average,” says Nick Lucich of Delta Packing Co, noting that the 10-year average is 6.2 million boxes of cherries.

18.04.2023

Spain - Last week's anticyclone caused frosts at night and damage in several regions

"The anticyclone in Spain during the last days, which is responsible for the high daytime temperatures during Easter, has also caused a significant drop in temperatures during several consecutive dawns and caused frost damage to different agricultural productions in different areas," Agroseguro reported.

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