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.
According to José Ángel Crespo, president of the Mango for Export Packing Company (EMEX), Mexico's mango production could decrease by 40% this year due to water shortages. This situation has generated speculation in prices and could significantly affect local trade.
After a very early start to the season in mid-March, late frosts slowed down the asparagus harvest somewhat and led to crop failures in green asparagus and some damage in the early young white asparagus plants.
In recent days, rains and hail in the Spanish region of Murcia have caused losses worth 48 million euros, according to a report drawn up by technicians of the regional Council of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
The devastating winter freeze event that wiped out a large share of British Columbia's (B.C) 2024 cherry crop, is coming on the back of four difficult years for cherry growers. "In the previous four years, we experienced winter damage, spring frosts, heat domes, and in-season rain events," says Richard Isaacs with Global Fruit.