With water receding, the grim scenario of damages caused by flood is becoming visible in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat. Around 24,000 farmers have been affected in the two districts. Crops worth Tk 134 crore on 16,383 hectares of land were damaged, according to the department of agriculture.
Lokahi Pacific is accepting grant applications from Maui County farmers and ranchers for a $1.5 million assistance program to help with crop damage and other impacts from axis deer and other feral animals.
The primary sector is making things tricky for the upcoming season. That applies to both the fresh and industry markets. This is obvious to the Belgian company, Group Verduyn, which serves both. According to CEO Alexander Verduyn, there's only just enough sown to meet demand.
Farmers in parts of New South Wales are facing losses totalling hundreds of thousands of dollars because record rainfall has stopped them from planting crops. John Barber farmswheat and canola farmer near Parkes, and like many in the central west, has only planted 50 per cent of his seeds.
The latest Saskatchewan crop report says there was general rain across the grainbelt this week but more will be needed in some areas. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says some eastern areas had localized flooding but western regions will need more moisture.
After a fairly satisfactory season, with high prices mainly due to the lack of product caused by the ToBRFV virus, tomato prices in Italy have been dropping since early June.
Heavy rain and cold air severely damaged Niagara’s grape vines last winter, and early signs show growers could lose 50 per cent or more of their crops this year.
Ships from World War II resurface in the Po River; water levels are 7ft lower than average; temperatures in June are 3.5 degrees higher; in the first five months of 2022, rainfall is down about 50% over the past 30 years, and this spring was the fifth warmest since 1880.
Record-setting heat waves plaguing India are threatening crop yields amid increased global demand for grains. In response, the Indian government recently imposed a ban on wheat exports.
Though there was general precipitation across the province this past week, additional rainfall is still needed in many areas. Some regions experienced flooding and drowned-out crops due to receiving extremely high volumes of rain in a short period of time; producers in these areas hope this water will soak in quickly and the effect on crops will be minimal.
The state government has decided to conduct a special drive during the first week of July in order to give insurance coverage to farmers against probable crop damages.
Irish Meteorological Service Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow warning for potato blight conditions across eight counties in the midlands, the east and the border region.
According to the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucia's latest report on the citrus campaign, corresponding to weeks 23 and 24, this year's orange campaign was really bad and has come to an end due to the shortage of operations.
There are few active principles that can be used against the brown marmorated stink bug(Halyomorpha halys) and the number of treatments available is limited, this is why producers are choosing traps more and more.
Murcia is an important producer of summer fruit. It is the country's leading melon supplier, as well as a producer of watermelon and stone fruit. In the following weeks, it will complete its summer fruit offer with the Jumilla pear, a fruit whose differentiated quality has been ratified at the community level with the recognition of a protected designation of origin. However, the spring weather has had a decisive impact on its production.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that to date, agricultural producers have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), representing approximately 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this first phase of the program.