From the families with destroyed homes to the workers picking up what's left behind, many are hurting after Wednesday's tornadoes.That includes farmers who say they had major losses after the storm.
In Grainger County, tomatoes are one of the things they’re known for and it’s something that brings people to the area every year.On Wednesday when severe weather came by Shane Pierce’s family farm, he braced for the worst possible scenario which became a reality.
"This year marks a lean year for lychee production. Mr. Lin Bo, General Manager of Guangdong Zefengyuan Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. in Maoming, Guangdong, a key lychee production region, explained that heavy rains in late April in Guangdong have significantly hampered production, leading to a substantial decrease.
In 2023, the word to describe much of the spike in food prices would have been “heatflation”, as drought and high temperatures affected crop yields around the world, from olive oil in Spain to cabbage in South Korea.
Slugs are hammering one field, and voles are making unsightly holes in another. How much damage from each pest can we stand? What can we do about them this year? Next year?
The already reduced soybean crop prospects in Brazil have run into even more issues due toheavy rains and deadly floodsin Rio Grande do Sul, one of the largest producing states in the country.
The appearance of stripe rust adds insult to injury to this year’s wheat crop, but Kansas growers should scout fields and have their management strategy ready for this yield- and quality-limiting disease. Stripe rust has now been detected in 35 Kansas counties.
In a devastating blow to Kenya’s food security, relentless floods have wreaked havoc across the nation’s agricultural heartlands. The heavy rains have left a trail of destruction in their wake, submerging and rendering inaccessible vast tracts of farmland in key regions such as the Rift Valley, Nyanza, Coastal areas, and around Mount Kenya.
Fresh fruit is an essential part of Canada’s agricultural industry, contributing 2.5% to total Canadian crop receipts. Regionally, fruit's importance is more significant: In Atlantic Canada, fruit contributed 9.1% to crop receipts, and in BC, fruit contributed nearly 19%.
Damage to crops and other agricultural losses in Negros Oriental reached over PHP541 million due to the El Niño-induced drought.On Tuesday, a report from the Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agriculture Technology Coordinating Office in Negros Oriental showed that El Niño effects have caused a production loss of around PHP541.4 million since December last year.
In the South of India, mango growers are facing significant production challenges for the third consecutive year due to drought, severe heat, low rainfall, and mildew infestation. A mango farmer from Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, represents the plight of many, witnessing a drastic reduction in yield from an expected seven to 10 tons per acre to struggling to reach even 2 tons.
Bruno Darnaud, president of the producers' association Peaches and Apricots of France, had warned of the traditional harvest forecasts unveiled at medFEL. "The next few weeks will be crucial, since the frost and drought (especially in Roussillon) are not behind us yet." Have the apricots suffered from the cold?
COAG has issued an alert about Spain's lemon-producing sector's critical situation. The current lemon campaign is the most unfavorable one in terms of profitability recorded so far, with prices that do not cover production costs for most producers, causing serious economic losses in the main cultivation areas, and even the abandonment of farms and the uprooting of trees.
The task force assigned to inspect the crop damage due to the drought has completed its inspection in the state. The report prepared by the team will be forwarded to the Agriculture Minister within two days.
Farming has always been a risky business. To the chaos of Brexit and the relentless squeezing of the supermarkets, we can add the rapidly escalating threats associated with climate change.
The tropical fruit sector's adaptation to climate change involves enhancing natural resource management, utilizing current climate forecasts, employing sustainable technologies, and promoting collaboration.