The 2021 National Best Farmer, Mashoud Mohamed, has voiced serious concerns about the devastating impact of a prolonged dry spell on hismaizeand rice farms.Despite cultivating over 2,000 acres of maize, he estimates that this year's harvest will yield less than 10 tons, a fraction of the 8,696 tons he had anticipated.
As if those in the agriculture industry don't have enough frustrations, wild pigs are making life harder for farmers throughout the South and other parts of the nation by causing excessive crop loss, inflicting death and spreading disease.
The harvest of black Cuello de Dama figs started recently in the Spanish municipality of Alguaire, in the province of Lleida. The production has reached just around 80% of its potential due to the impact of frosts at the end of April, and there's also a predominance of fruit of medium and small sizes.
The New York State Department of Agricultureissued a crop loss determination on Tuesdayfor grape farmers across the state.A late frost event in April is being blamed for this year's Concord crop loss.
Climate change is hitting North Africa harder than anywhere else in the world. In Egypt, climate change is manifesting in many forms and impacting several crops, one of the most sensitive being strawberries.
As a result of severe weather on August 13, a storm which produced heavy rains and hail of various sizes, local farmers have had to deal with the fallout of affected crops.Local farmer Dennis Snarr of Snarr Farms near Roberts reported significant damage to his crops following the storm.
The widespread destruction brought by the combined effects of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon or Habagat last July had caused over P4 billion worth of losses and damage to the country’s agriculture sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.
Following the severe damage to farmland in the Yalu River basin caused by heavy rains in late July, recent satellite images have revealed significant destruction to farms in the northern part of North Pyongan province.
Agricultural operations in West Virginia have been significantly impacted by recent drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events.
Craven County farmers are fed up and worried about crop losses. First there wasn’t enough rain, then there was too much. The county’s Farm Bureau hosted a meeting Wednesday, August 21 where farmers voiced their concerns.
In Tumu, Upper West Region of Ghana, where mornings typically find farmers tending to their fields, Khadijah Salifu (not her real name), a Level 300 Nutritional Science student at the University for Development Studies, is unexpectedly at home, taking a break from her farming activities.
Following recent heavy rainfalls in parts of Quebec, Canada, produce growers and shippers in the region are reflecting on how crops and markets were impacted."The rain was quite a headache," says Patrice Riendeau of Le Potager Riendeau Inc.
Zoran Keserović, a professor at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad, has projected a decrease in Serbia's fruit production for 2023, attributing this to the high temperatures experienced.
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that the Department is issuing a crop loss determination to assist grape farmers impacted by the frost/freeze event in late April.
The pig farmers of Mizoram suffered a loss of nearly Rs 800 crore following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the state since 2021, the assembly was informed on Tuesday.
Chelan County is getting almost $100,000 in the first round of state'sEnergy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant(EECBG) awards.The money is meant to help local governments plan for future projects and is funded by the Biden Administration’s 2021Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.