The Union Budget 2024 has failed to address the important issue of farmer crop losses yet again.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the budget for the financial year 2024-25, allocated Rs 600 crore to enhance agricultural infrastructure.
The entire Shenandoah Valley is now under extreme drought conditions, with portions of West Virginia experiencing severe to extreme drought levels.The drought is a result of a lack of precipitation, making this July the driest since records began in 1835.
More rain fell in Denver on Saturday than theentire month of June, leaving flooded roadways and90 calls for servicewithin one hour. Meanwhile, hailstorms swept through farmlands in Berthoud, destroying a season’s worth of crops on one malthouse’s farm.
Dangerous heat requires extreme caution even when caring for fresh produce.The extended period of intense heat is impacting the crops in the Central Valley.Now farmers are having to make some changes to avoid losing their product and protect their livelihood.
A few weeks ago a friend on Facebook posted a picture of a squash bug or Anasa tritis. Seems he was scouting his garden and found the insects on his squash plants.Squash bug has a snout it inserts in the circulatory system of the plant and drains the life out of the plant.
For fourth year in a row, the fall armyworm has hit the maize crop in Solan district, with 4,750 hectare area coming under attack.Maize growers fear a 15 to 20 per cent crop loss. Elongated papery windows spreading all over leaves on a plant appear when the pest attacks the maize crop.
Rice continues to play a fundamental role in income generation and ensuring food security for millions of households in Thailand and abroad. As a key global rice supplier (USDA, 2023), Thailand exported 5.27 million metric tons of rice from January through August 2023 and, due to increased global rice prices and India’s rice export ban, its shipment is projected to reach at least eight million metric tons this year (USDA, 2023).
After a considerable delay, the awarding of wild-grown rosemary harvesting contracts in Morocco is proceeding in several regions of the country, although some regions will not participate this season. This is reported by Mehdi Benchekroun, owner of Les Domaines Mehdi Bencherkoun.
Jamaica is currently experiencing a shortage of key food staples, including plantain and bananas, as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl. Floyd Green, the country's Agriculture Minister, reported that a preliminary assessment revealed considerable damage to various crops such as vegetables.
Francisco Estrada, President of Apratuc, has detailed the repercussions of recent frost events on blueberry crops in Argentina, particularly noting the challenges posed by what could be the coldest autumn and winter in 60 years.
South Africa's main citrus producing region for the U.S. market, Citrusdal, has been impacted by excessive rainfall during their harvest season. Although the rain doesn't impact the quality of this hardy fruit as much as other deciduous kinds of fruit, the weather has had an effect on shipments and all aspects throughout the total supply chain.
District In-charge Minister N S Boseraju said on Sunday that the state government will provide all assistance to tackle natural calamities in the district.Speaking to reporters after inspecting the rain damages in the district, he said the district administration has taken all precautionary measures to tackle natural calamities.
As the climate continues to change, the risks to farming are only going to increase.That's the key takeaway from a recent paper published by a team that included UC Merced and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources researchers.
The monsoon has unleashed a trail of destruction with several house collapses, road accidents, and an alarming around 1,000 cases of trees falling across different parts of Goa. Amidst this chaos, the agriculture sector has been hit hard, with crop damage expected to be reaching record levels.
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) poses a significant threat to banana crops as a lethal fungal pathogen. The global spread of Foc underscores the formidable challenges associated with traditional management methods in combating this pathogen.
California organic pear harvest is close to kicking off. In the Sacramento Delta region, harvest is expected to start this week, followed by the more northern located Lake County closer to August 7. It is a bit later than usual due to the recent high temperatures the state experienced.