Recent inclement weather, including heavy rains and hail, has led to the compromise of numerous hectares of orchards across Moldova, severely impacting cherry and apple production. In certain districts, up to 80% of cherry orchards have been affected, rendering the fruit unsellable, including for export purposes.
The NFU is warning of the effect weather, input costs and trade are having on the nation's favourite ingredient – the great British potato – and is calling for urgent action to prevent a tightening of supply of this household staple.
Insufficient rainfall and excessive heat are hampering production of tea to a great extent during the current cropping season in Assam and West Bengal, industry sources said on Thursday.
Black gram farmers in the district are staring at a heavy loss as yield is expected to be next to nothing due to the attack of the Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV). Usually, farmers sow the black gram seeds in the traditional month of Chithirai (April-May) and harvest during the month of Aadi (July-August).
There is some uplifting news for citrus growers who grapple with fruit drop. Eleven years of research conducted in the European Union have determined causes of citrus fruit drop. The results could help guide the citrus industry into the future.
Slugs ravaged Pennsylvania grain fields this spring, leaving some farmers trying to fill bare spots and control the slimy pests.Elizabethtown farmer Jim Hershey said some growers have replanted three times to make up for stand loss caused by slugs.
Growing Kent & Medway has awarded vouchers worth £320,000 to 13 businesses to work with researchers to advance sustainable innovation in horticulture and plant-based food production.
There has been much to do about the new Belgian pear harvest in recent weeks. Hail, frost and problems with the pseudomonas bacterium have affected potential volumes. Corina® pears did not escape this dance either.
"Although this year we have shipped only half of the containers we did last year, we've had avocados available since March, as well as large sizes. It was hard to believe, but in Pampa Baja we were able to supply the export market in this first part of the season," says commercial executive Micky Luzquinos.
LED technology is proving to be a powerful and environmentally-friendly solution to tackle one of the biggest pests in tomato cultivation, which can cause extensive damage, especially in greenhouses:Tuta absoluta.
The North Indian tea industry is facing a production shortfall of 60 million kgs till June of the current crop year over the corresponding period last year due to adverse weather conditions, according to an estimate by a tea body.
Hail claims are beginning to pour in to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation after a series of storms cut through the province in mid-June, leavinghailandwind-damagedcrops in their wake.
Swat, a region renowned for its natural beauty and fertile fruit farms, is currently experiencing a challenging apricot season. This year, the normally bountiful harvest has been severely impacted by inclement weather, resulting in significant losses for local farmers.
The agricultural sector in Türkiye is grappling with severe weather fluctuations, impacting crop yields and quality across the country. Unusual weather patterns, including heavy rainfall, hailstorms in some areas, and drought in others, have significantly damaged crops, particularly fruits and vegetables like grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers.
The wettest conditions in nearly a quarter-century have posed significant challenges for salad producers like G's Fresh, according to Peter Sargeant, the managing director of their Norfolk site. The excessive rainfall has hindered planting schedules and affected summer demand.
Farmer Bao Mingchen gestured to a dry pipe where water typically irrigates a patch of crops, the soil now cracked under a drought hitting China's vast agricultural hinterland."Everything is dry," he said as he strode along the perimeter of a rice paddy near his home in Hudian, a humble township in the central Chinese province of Henan.