After a difficult two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manjeet Singh was hopeful that 2022 would bring some cheer. A farmer from Harigarh village in Punjab’s Barnala district, Singh owns 4.04 hectares of farmland, his only source of his livelihood.
Drought concerns are still continuing for all parts of Siouxland but some areas worse than others.Some areas, particularly in northeast Nebraska are under the highest drought conditions, Exceptional Drought, the highest drought category.
Farmers should follow off-season management to protect next crop of cotton from pests and enhance per acre production, said Assistant Director Agriculture Information Abdus Samad.
India recorded its hottest March on record this year, which shaved off 3 million tonne from its wheat output. In September, a late surge in monsoon flooded several states, destroying oilseeds and pulses, and delaying the rice harvest.
Residents woke up this morning grateful to see another day but terrified to see the damage the storm has done.Many have experienced home damage, crop damage, a tree on their home, and seen ruined cars that have left them in shock.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently invested about $3.3 million in two new partnerships that will train and equip the next generation of crop insurance agents, adjusters and outreach educators about crop insurance options.
Flooding and excessive rains across key parts of Australia’s wheat growing areas have resulted in extensive damage to what was expected to be a record bin-busting high quality crop just a few weeks ago, exacerbating concerns over world food supplies.
Egyptian farmers working the land in the Nile River Delta are facing increasing troubles as rising sea levels infuse the once fertile soil with dried salt. There are concerns that this might become worse over time if urgent measures are not taken to combat the rising seawater.
The farmers said the agriculture department submitted a report to the high court that standing crops like cotton, soya, mirchi, black gram and red gram were badly damaged in 1.4 lakh acres of 26,783 farmers in the district.
This year's new season of Yantai Fuji apples began harvesting after Shuangjiang (end of Oct), and it is expected that the supply period will end in several days. Despite the frequent occurrence of extreme weather, such as rain in the early stages, this did not lead to a delay in the start of the Yantai Fuji production season.
Agricultural damage and losses caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae) have increased to P2.86 billion as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
More than 3,000 farm animals and more than 120,000 hectares of crops have been lost in thedevastating Victorian floods.The state government estimatesabout 12,000 farming properties have been affected and that 5,000 kilometres of fencing has been damaged and 50,000 tonnes of hay or silage destroyed.
Global wine production, hit hard by climate change events, is set to be below average this year, according to estimates from theInternational Organisation of Vine and Wine(OIV).
At Islamic Relief we witness the impact of extreme weather events in our work all over the world. Right now, children in Somalia are starving because of an unprecedented drought, while in Pakistan I recentlysaw for myselfthe devastation caused by the worst floods in decades.
Claiming that the compensation released by Karnataka government for the monsoon crop loss due to excess rainfall was ‘unscientific’, Congress leader B.R. Patil demanded a resurvey of the crop damage across Kalaburagi district.
Rain conjures hope in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region. Its eight districts are predominantly rainfed and are among the most drought-prone areas in the country. Monsoon failures and chronic farmer suicides bring the region national notoriety.