Coffee growers in Karnataka have incurred 60 per cent yield losses after heavy rains lashed and damaged plantations in the coffee heartlands of the state.Heavy and continuous rains and cold weather in the hilly districts of Hassan, Chikkamagalur for the past month have adversely affected the coffee and pepper crops.
Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr. Kanwar Pal said that a sum of Rs. 65 crores is being released to compensate the farmers affected by the loss of cotton crop during Kharif 2023. Additionally, a subsidy of Rs. 101 crores has been sent to the farmers’ bank accounts for the purchase of agricultural equipment.
Continuous heavy rainfall over the past week has caused severe flooding in the Vidarbha region, affecting the districts of Chandrapur, Amravati, and Gadchiroli. On Saturday, the Meteorological Department issued an Orange Alert for heavy rainfall in Chandrapur, Gondia, and Gadchiroli districts.
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.
The Valley’s cherry and peach industries are reeling from the devastating cold snap of January 2024.“This is the most challenging season our growers have seen in our lifetime,” said president of the B.C. Cherry Association Sukhpal Bal.
Prolonged heat and dryness wreaked havoc with crops in Alberta, resulting in a sharp decline in conditions during the week ended July 23, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Damage and losses to the agriculture sector due to the recent onslaught of Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi), which enhanced the Southwest Monsson or habagat, rose to P696 million.
Grape crop losses from an April 25 freeze will be as bad as feared. “Since then we have completed crop estimates and, unfortunately, there is considerable crop loss in the affected areas,” said Jennifer Phillips Russo, viticulture specialist at Cornell’s Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory Regional Grape Program.
Agricultural losses from Typhoon Gaemi totaled nearly NT$1.7 billion (US$51.8 million) as of 11 a.m. Saturday, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture.The ministry reported that the most damage -- NT$1.1 billion worth -- was done to crops, followed by fisheries at NT$236 million, livestock at NT$234 million, and agricultural infrastructure at NT$55 million.
The excessive rainfall and flooding during June in many portions of the Upper Midwest have created some interesting and in some cases very difficult decisions for several farm operators across the region.
Ten straight days of rain in Mills River is devastatingly impacting the growing season.Since July 1, Mills River has received 11.45 inches of rain."I'm sure we've lost some tomatoes in some areas that have been basically underwater," said Terry Kelley, Henderson County director ofN.C. Cooperative Extension.
Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has highlighted the plight of arecanut growers affected by the yellow disease in Dakshina Kannada.He brought the distress of arecanut farmers to the attention of the House, citing the spread of yellow disease and sought remedial measures to address the issue.
Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are having difficulty harvesting their early summer-autumn rice and protect young rice plants since heavy rains have inundated many fields.
The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat enhanced by Super TyphoonCarinahas left P203.38 million worth of agricultural losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Thursday.
In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral student in the U.S. to study the brown marmorated stink bug, which was beginning its ascendancy as an invasive species notoriously damaging to crops.
Vermont farmers counted on bouncing back this year from the 2023 summer floods that cost them nearly $45 million in damages. Mother Nature had other plans.In Richmond, the remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped nearly six inches of rain on some parts of town earlier this month.