Bactrocera dorsalisor oriental fruit fly, which is included in the alerts of the list of priority organisms by the EU, has been found in some orchards in the province of Naples, Campania.
In Ohio,October usually brings our first fall freeze. On October 11, USDA reported that 15% of Ohio’s corn grain had been harvested (week ending 10/09/2022, full reporthere). In the same report, 96% of corn was at the dented stage, and 71% was mature.
"We can give the blame to climate change or to destiny, but the truth is that man is behind the floods due to his activities or, rather, lack of maintenance of his works," states Giovanni Manguguerra after the flash flood that hit the Trapani province in Sicily and, especially, Salinagrande near Nubia, the town famous for its red garlic production.
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) disease has been discovered in districts of Uganda and neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Tanzania and Congo.According to UgandanDepartment of Crop inspection and certification (MAAIF)the disease was confirmed in 2020 in districts of Arua, Kasese, Zombo.
Costa does not expect any further material impact from recent heavy rainfalls experienced across the country, but said that further damage is possible if extreme adverse weather continues.
Typhoon Neneng (international name: Nesat) left an estimated total of P366,058,240.16 worth of damage to agriculture, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday.
Agricultural losses caused by Tropical Storm Nesat over the past few days were estimated at NT$13.14 million (US$409,075) as of Wednesday evening, according to statistics released by the Council of Agriculture (COA).
Last week, the USDA said that Florida's orange crop production will likely plummet to record lows this season thanks to Hurricane Ian. That assessment compounds an already weak citrus production situation in the state.
Rain, snow and sleet increased in almost all midwestern counties between 2001 and 2020. Along with that additional precipitation came increased federal crop insurance payments to farmers whose crops failed due to “excess moisture,” said areportWednesday by theEnvironmental Working Group.
Chirakkara is a panchayat far from the forest fringe, but farmers in the area are facing an unusual challenge. For the last one month wild boars have been ravaging their crops, digging out coconut saplings and feeding on ready-to-harvest tubers.
Storm damage led to a high amount of replant crops in Nebraska this year. With freezing temperatures occurring on Oct. 8, 2022 and another frost anticipated this weekend, what can growers expect going forward?
UK farmers have warned that, if predictions that the drought will last until next summer prove accurate, they will not be able to grow crops next year. Currently, there are concerns that because reservoirs are still empty due to record dry conditions, the fruit and vegetable supply chain could collapse.
Truffle growers from Teruel are concerned about the effects that the lack of rainfall this summer will have on their crops. “We are very concerned and rightly so,” stated Rafael Doñate, vice president of the Association of Truffle Growers from Teruel (Atruter).
The torrential rainfall that has drenched Taiwan in recent days has caused at least NT$4.01 million (US$127,000) in agricultural losses as of noon Tuesday, according to a Council of Agriculture (COA) estimate.
A lot of producers have started or are going to begin harvesting row crops soon. This year, farmers are dealing with one of the largest weather-related corn crop losses since 2015.
Heavy rains, localized cloudbursts and floods have resulted in over 41 lakh claims filed for crop loss under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in Maharashtra. Compensation worth Rs 2.63 crore has already been transferred into the account of 4,974 farmers till date.