According to theNational Agricultural Statistics Service in Florida, there were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, December 31, 2023. Precipitation for the state ranged from 0.1 inches in Palm Beach Gardens (Palm Beach County) to 5.2 inches at Marathon Airport (Monroe County).
Experts expect hot weather to persist in many parts of the country this summer due toEl Niño. Crop farmers are advised to be extra cautious and take care of their crops during this periodto avoid crop sunburn.
El Nino conditions ruled the 2023 growing season, and Scott Chalmers, Applied Research Specialist for Manitoba Agriculture in the Melita area, says that trend is likely to continue in 2024.
Recent extreme rainfall in Tasmania has meant at one family-run operation in the state's north, a bumper crop has gone bad. Gene and Laura Marshall of North Motton Cherries estimate that they have lost more than 60 per cent of their harvest due to last week's rain alone.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the state incurred a crop loss of₹35,000 crore in 48 lakh hectares due to the drought and asserted that relief from the government will not be sufficient if nature does not support it.
A comprehensive report, submitted by a joint team from Punjab Agricultural University, Central Integrated Pest Management (CPIM), Jalandhar, and the State Horticulture Department, has confirmed significant crop loss due to a fungal outbreak in Sanaur.
Due to the erratic rainy season this year, paddy cultivation is unsuitable for Kharif and Rabi crops in the region. Farmers have thus turned to mango cultivation on a large scale.
The relentless torrents lashing far north Queensland have left no stone unturned, wreaking havoc on local agriculture and causing significant crop losses. An array of fruits, includingmangoes, bananas, avocados, and barramundi,have borne the brunt of the severe weather conditions, right on the cusp of the peak Christmas period—a time when farmers typically rely on increased sales and revenue.
UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold.If you’ve ever seen a fuzzy piece of fruit in your fridge, you’ve seen gray mold. It is an aggressive fungus that infects more than 1,400 different plant species: almost all fruits, vegetables, and many flowers.
Cherry farmers inSouth Australiahave had the worst harvest in 50 years, losing up to 70% of their crops to wild pre-Christmas storms and forcing up prices.Storms and heavy rain also lashedNew South Wales cherries, forcing growers to dump hundreds of tonnes of fruit.
For a few years, canola industry leaders have been worried about verticillium stripe and its impact on crop yields.Reports out of Europe suggest the fungal disease could cause a wide range of losses, anywhere from 10 to 50 percent on oilseed rape.
The two most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century are climate change and food insecurity. Heat waves, flash floods, droughts, and cyclones — some of the ongoing effects of climate change — are negatively impacting the lives and livelihoods of Indian farmers.
Welcome to winter – though for many of us, it seems like winter started early this year. The markets are largely trading on South American weather forecasts early in the new year, which I dove deep into in last month’s column.
Experts predict a 15 percent decline in Costa Rica’s marketing year 2023/24 orange crop, driving production down to 250,000 metric tons on suboptimal precipitation – associated with an El Niño weather system – during the critical fruit development period in 2023.
Bills proposed in the N.H. Legislature would help farmers recover from millions of dollars in weather-related crop damage incurred this year, and would set aside money for future such problems.
Brazil’s largest agricultural-producing state, Mato Grosso, is set to have its largest soybean crop loss in history, reducing the country’s overall 2023/24 output to 153 million mt, according to estimates released Wednesday by Itaú BBA consulting.