A Volusia County farmer said back-to-back hurricanes brought floodwaters up to his chest in his field, causing him to lose nearly half of his crop.John Joshlin and his wife run Common Ground Farm, an organic farm off East Taylor Road in DeLand.
A well-advertised heatwave in Argentina is upon the country. Several days up near 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) have already been recorded this week. Some isolated showers may bring those extreme highs down when they occur, but the risk for more 40-degree days continues through Sunday.
Sarah Greer is doing her best to harvest what's left of her wheat crop at her mostly water-logged wheat property west of Moree.The area'sworst flood in a decadehit months ago, but west of town, the water still lingers.
Florida will produce the smallest crop of oranges in more than 75 years. The tree-killing disease that decimated Florida orange groves is also intensifying across Brazil, the biggest juice producer in the world.
More and more people are covering their crops with shade netting or some other type of material, and then they’re looking at misters, which are like foggers that help create a cooler atmosphere in the orchards, sometimes a combination of both, said one farmer.
IUNU published a new report on the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) titled Learning to Live With ToBRFV. The report contains information on how ToBRFV spreads, how to detect ToBRFV, diagnostics for every stage of production, and more.
Sugar beet growers have until 1 February to opt in for yield protection cover that will guarantee payment for 80% of expected yield if next season’s crops suffer any yield losses.
Hotter temperatures are changing the agricultural landscape in the Pacific Northwest, especially for iconic tree fruit growers. Keith Veselka has seen that first-hand over the past few years operating NWFM, LLC, which manages 1,400 acres of apples and cherries for institutional investors across Washington state.
The production of the so called Darjeeling oranges dropped by 30% causing shortages on the local market. The drop is due to a lack in organic fertilisers that farmers say does not allow them to spray trees and ensure enough production.
Water scarcity is having asignificant effect on the olive harvestacross Spain this year. However, growers in Córdoba now fear that the impact of the drought might extend into the 2023 harvest.
In the early hours of a cold fall morning, thousands of birds would sit in the puddles of water in the empty rice fields just outsidethe Sacramento Valley.At many of those fields this year, there isn’t a single bird that can be seen. It’s because there’s no water.
Farmers across a dozen villages in Nuh have been left harried by wild boar attacking crops in their fields. The farmers of villages such as Pathkhori, Chainpuri and Kubra Bas (Raavli) have sought the help of forest officials as a pack of 20 to 25 wild boars has been reportedly attacking fields every night and destroying crops, especially vegetables.
I try not to let significant events pass without inserting some reminders for the future, because memory fades.It is now three weeks after the flood in New South Wales’ Lachlan Valley, and the peak is downstream.I’ve been identifying the high-water marks around our farm and the local roads.
Seeking immediate disbursal of insurance benefits to chilli growers who had suffered extensive crop loss due to heavy downpour in 2020, farmers submitted petition to Collector K. Senthil Raj on Monday.
Australia’s official Government commodities forecaster says it is too early to tell what the true costs of widespread flooding across the east coast of Australia will be.Flooding across eastern Australia has damaged winter grain crops, restricted planting of summer crops, caused livestock losses and increased the risk of some pests and diseases.
The Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) has become a serious problem in this season's kaki and citrus crops after Spain experienced its hottest October on record and a warmer November than usual.