Drones and sensor technology might soon help farmers predict alfalfa damage and yields.Brian Luck is the Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in precision ag and machinery systems at the University of Wisconsin.
Acting swiftly, Maharashtra Government has released an amount of Rs 3,501.7121 crore as aid to be distributed to farmers affected due to crop loss and damage to agricultural land due to excessive rainfall between June and August this year.
Chairman Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik on Thursday said that cash crop suffered billions of rupees loss due to flood devastation especially in Sindh and south Punjab.
California grape growers and shippers are waiting to find out how recent weather events will affect the current California grape crop. “We had a few surprise rainstorms go through the valley and we’re facing a pretty massive heatwave right now.
This summer, southern China suffered the longest-lasting, widest, and most intense periods of high temperatures and low rain since 1961. The drought developed rapidly, accompanied by high temperatures and heat damage, and it posed a great threat to agricultural production.
A plant virus disease first identified in China has been detected in north Indian paddy fields causing fears of reduced crop yields at a time when extreme weather events have already hampered grain production.
Last week's conditions allowed producers all over the province to make great progress with their harvest operations. Forty-two per cent of the crop has been harvested across the province, up from 23 per cent last week and slightly ahead of the five-year average (2017-2021) of 40 per cent.
After decades of decline, Hungarian onion production has virtually ceased this year. According to János Fekete, president of the National Onion Product Council, twenty years ago onion cultivation in the Makó region was practiced on 1,500 to 2,000 hectares.
The cauliflower season is still going in Poland, and after a good start, things have started to slow down. This isn’t due to a lack of demand, though. The drought in Poland has resulted in a lower harvest from the autumn plantings.
Potato crops have paid a heavy penalty as a result of this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought across the United Kingdom and Europe. First digs from this year’s Quantis heat-stress biostimulant field trials suggest yields may be over 30% lower in untreated crops.
This year's fruit harvest in Navarra will be shorter and the fruits, including pears, will have smaller sizes because of the intense heat there's been. The heat, however, has not affected the quality of the product, stressed the UAGN (Union of Farmers and Livestock of Navarra) and EHNE (Euskal Herriko Nekazarien Elkartasuna).
Soaring energy bills have sent the EU’s horticulture sector scrambling to save their produce just as harvest time hits. According to Luc Vanoirbeek, Fruit and Vegetable Working Party Chairman for EU farmers’ association COPA-COGECA, the fruit and vegetable sector remains key for securing Europe’s food security.
It is kiwi berry season at Coöperatie Hoogstraten in Belgium. This exotic snack fruit is usually back on store shelves from early September through October. "However, this year's season will be much shorter; we could only harvest the expectedvolumes," says this Belgian cooperative's Natalie Snijers.
In Fujian, the main producing area of honey pomelo in China, the honey pomelo production season is in full swing. In general, extreme climates such as high temperatures have led to a reduction in the yield of honey pomelo to a certain extent, and most are only small fruits.
Tanveer Aziz Kingrani was planning to spend August preparing for his term examinations at the University of Sindh. Instead, the 23-year-old aspiring physicist has been camping out in a tent with 18 family members for the past week after his village was completely submerged in floods.
Over 8.15 lakh intimations have been received by the agri insurance companies in Maharashtra for crop damage or crop loss due to heavy rains till date. The work for completion of surveys is still on with farmers hoping for clear weather in the days to come.