Get your best stomping shoes on, folks.Spotted lanternfliesare on the way back.Since the first sighting of the bug in the United States in 2014, the creatures have been causing havoc.
In Spain, an artificial intelligence (AI) system has been utilized within peach orchards to count and estimate the number of tree flowers with an accuracy of 90%, surpassing the 50% to 70% accuracy of manual counts.
Cordoba's garlic season has begun with forecasts indicating a 15 to 20% decrease in production due to drought. This situation is not exclusive to Cordoba as it affects the entire autonomous community, where the wages generated by this crop are expected to decrease by half.
According to new research by the University of Surrey, energy crops are crucial in the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change.Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and even biofuels like bioethanol.
The Tea Association of India has reported a significant wilting of tea bushes in the region due to a lack of rainfall and high temperatures.The Secretary General of the Tea Association of India (TAI) P K Bhattacharjee stated that if immediate and sufficient rainfall is not received, the estimated crop loss could be over 50 per cent in the coming months.
While recent rains were welcome, Texas growers continue to contend with the issues spiraling from the state's drought–an issue that they've been dealing with for a number of years. For starters, one of the primary issues is regions in Texas not being able to access their water allotments.
Half of China isplaguedby floods and mudslides, the Guardian reported; the other half is gasping for any water at all. And for farmers struck by drought, concerns are mounting that this may be the end of their livelihoods.
As drought conditions worsen in North Carolina, agronomists say that much of the state’s corn crop is going to be a total loss.Willie Howell, a regional agronomist for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, says that as the state’s corn enters the reproductive stages, the overall condition is “very, very poor.”
Farmers are assessing crop damage from heavy rain in many areas of the state. In southern Minnesota, many farm fields were under water as torrential rain pushed ditches and rivers out of their banks.
Governors of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota have declared emergencies in their states following massive rainfall and record breaking flooding. Anywhere from 10 inches to upwards of two feet of rain fell during the week of June 16-22, 2024, causing multiple rivers to crest well above previous records.
Agricultural operations in Minnesota have been significantly impacted by recent rain and flooding. 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.
TheCalifornia Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG)have recently alerted vineyard operators to be on the lookout for an invasive species of bug that thrives on wine grapes. The resulting effect could mean huge consequences for the wine industry in California.
The recent drought in Mexico has caused a slight delay to the start of the avocado harvesting in Jalisco, Mexico. The grower body representing the avocado growers and exporters in the state of Jalisco says they were not affected by the recent ban of U.S. inspectors in the state of Michoacán.
The damage to crops due to the long dry spell brought about by the El Niño in Western Visayas has reached to almost P2.912 billion, based on the report of the Department of Agriculture 6 (DA-6) during the 2nd Quarter Full Council Meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 6 last June 20, 2024.
Around 41 percent of small and marginal farmers in India have reported that extreme weather conditions — drought, excessive or non-seasonal rains, and floods — have had an adverse impact on their cropping cycle, a report byForum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED),in collaboration withDevelopment Intelligence Unit(DIU), said.
Food security is a pressing concern for many countries, including Malaysia, where the stability, accessibility, and quality of food sources are critical for national well-being. The advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) promises significant advancements in the agricultural sector, providing innovative solutions to the challenges faced by the industry.