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.
Farmers of the district have suffered crop losses due to the incessant rains that pounded the coastal districts for two weeks. More than 300 hectares of paddy is destroyed.
Around 0.34 million hectares (mha) crop area has been damaged due to natural calamities, mostly floods and landslides in just the first three monthsof 2022, according to data shared in Parliament July 26, 2022.
The extreme heat could mean damage to farmers’ finances in the long run in the Yakima Valley and potentially hurt the bees responsible for pollinating their crops.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Marathwada farmers have taken the lead in crop insurance. As of July 25, more than 50 lakh farmers in the state had registered their crop under the crop insurance schemeof the centralgovernment.
Large portions of Dan Jackson’s 1,600-hectare plot of farmland are littered with chunks of wood, twisted metal and household objects. Farm equipment and silos of grain lay overturned and smashed into the dirt, while walls stand as the only remaining sign of what were once functioning buildings.
Georgia’s corn producers should be on alert for southern corn rust, a devastating disease that has been found in several Georgia counties this year, exacerbated by a warm La Niña winter and hot, humid conditions so far this season.
Inter-ministerial central teams have been deputed to Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Gujarat for assessment of crop damage due to recent heavy rains and floods, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Tuesday.
Horticulture crops covering around 6,400 hectares have been destroyed in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh due to Godavari flood. In many areas of the delta, banana fields are still submerged in floodwater.
Recent heavy rains have damaged the cotton crop in Muzaffargarh and Layyah districts as the rainwater has been standing in the fields for the last three days.
After many areas were waterlogged in villages here following rains around July 15, knee-deep water is still present in some fields. Seeking a special girdawari, farmers said they were unable to sow any other crop this season due to the waterlogging.
The heavy monsoon this year has led to standing crop loss on eight lakh hectares of land in Maharashtra as of the end of the third week of July, according to sources in the agriculture department.
Despite full trees, this year’s Swiss cherry crop has been a mixed bag. The vinegar fly is to blame. The insect is the Drosophila Melanogaster. It comes when the cherries ripen, pierce the skin and lay eggs inside the fruit. The larva then starts eating the fruit from the inside, making it inedible.
Crop insurance adjusters have been out in full force across Western Canada after recent storms damaged many crops across the region, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA).
The Jerte Valley has been fighting the flames for days since a fire broke out in the heart of the Garganta de los Infiernos. This fire joined other outbreaks in the province, which have devastated more than 6,000 hectares.
The Jharkhand agriculture department is currently working on an action plan to address the drought's potential risks during the current Kharif season. Beginning on Friday (22 July), farmers will be able to register for the Jharkhand Rajya Fasal Rahat Yojana (JRFRY), which would give them financial help.