USA - More farmers to receive more disaster relief
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is extending the deadline for producers to return the pre-filled applications for the first phase of the Emergency Relief Program.
29.07.2022
29.07.2022
USA - Agronomist says some hope is left of Kansas corn
A Kansas agronomist says timely rains have created some optimism for this year’s corn harvest in part of the state. Kris Young with AgriGold tells Brownfield corn in the northeast and northcentral area has had good grain set and the forecast is promising.
29.07.2022
Canada - CCHA reported over 1,000 claims of crop damage from early month storms
Crop insurance adjusters have been out in full force across Western Canada after storms earlier this month damaged crops across the region. Due to storms that occurred between July 4 and 11, the Canadian Crop Hail Association is investigating more than 1,102 claims of crop damage during the period.
29.07.2022
Ghana - Cocoa crop set for 12-year low after drought
Ghana is heading for its smallest cocoa crop in 12 years after drought withered pods and illegal gold miners damaged plantations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
29.07.2022
India - Rajasthan to allow farmers to prepare crop loss reports
Rajasthan will soon allow its farmers to do 'girdawari' to assess loss of crops due to natural calamities for getting compensation. The government provides compensation to farmers based on girdawari reports.
29.07.2022
Drought drags in Europe, maize crops suffer
More dry and hot weather expected in the coming weeks in key European maize growing regions is expected to cause further damage to crops already stressed by a dry spring and sweltering temperatures earlier this month, citing experts.
29.07.2022
India - 50% fall in paddy acreage in additional season in Alappuzha
Prasad, a seasoned paddy farmer from Edathua in Kuttanad, used to grow rice twice a year until recently. The veteran farmer did away with the practice last year when he skipped farming rice in the additional (second) crop season after suffering climate change-induced crop losses in the previous three years.
28.07.2022
USA - A poor wheat harvest as Oklahoma faces a hotter, drier future
Michael Peters is crouched in the red Okarche dirt in what should have been an abounding, chest-high field of hay. But the field is patchy, and what remains fails to even reach his knee.
28.07.2022
UK - Experts to develop photonic 'nose' to monitor crops for pest infestations
Agri-science experts are starting a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’ to monitor crops for pest infestations and plant disease. Aston University is collaborating with land-based college Harper Adams University to develop technology using light to monitor crop health.
28.07.2022
USA - Drought, crop conditions slightly worsened last week
Predictions of a warm and drier-than-normal finish to July appear to be holding true, with rainfalls last week that were insufficient to stem drought conditions and limited opportunities for storms this week, according to National Weather Service data.
28.07.2022
Hungary - Struggles with drought-induced crop losses
The damage caused by aridity to Hungary's farmers is at a record high, the country's Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy said here on Tuesday night. The extent of drought damage can already be evaluated, even though it is only the end of July, he said. Standing crop on a record 690,000 hectares has been damaged.
28.07.2022
India - March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 states
A new report by Indian Council of Agricultural Research has shed light on the extent and kind of crop damage that happened due to the scorching heatwave in the months of March and April 2022.
28.07.2022
USA - Flood or ponding damage late in the growing season
Excessive rainfall events (aka “goose-drownders”, “toad-stranglers”) that occur late in the growing season can cause flooding of rivers, creeks, and streams as well as ponded areas within fields distant from floodwaters.
28.07.2022
India - Kharif sowing reaches 91.54% but heavy rains a big concern
With rains continuing to lash parts of Vidarbha and Marathwada region in Maharashtra, government officials are concerned that it could lead to heavy crop losses, posing a challenge for the new state government.
28.07.2022
India - Climate change, extreme weather events affect farm output
Over the past three decades, the production of major crops in the country has fluctuated in view of climate change that has been perceptible through rise in mean temperature and increased frequency of extreme rainfall events.
27.07.2022
USA - Crop insurance performance by crop persists over time
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) undertook a rating review that was published in 2011 because of relatively low loss ratios for some crops, including corn and soybeans. Revised ratings began to be implemented in 2012.