Hawaii’s avocado orchards are under threat as the avocado lace bug is wreaking havoc across the region. The pest, first identified in Oahu in December 2019, has since proliferated across Hawaii Island, turning the leaves of avocado trees a sickly brown before they fall off prematurely.
The Palmerston Highway connects the Atherton Tablelands to the south, but the road received significant damage due to flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Now, with this major road out of the area closed, some Far North Queensland farmers fear they will have to leave fruit on trees if they are unable to absorb increased freight costs.
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is validating the claims of 1,752 farmers in Antique who filed their notices of loss due to the El Niño phenomenon.PCIC Antique head Clogene Galuego said in an interview Tuesday the claims filed in December last year covered 850 hectares of rice land in the province.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency is launching its Weaned Calf Risk Protection Insurance in four states in 2024: South Dakota, Texas, Nebraska and Colorado.
Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced a bill that would create the structure for a disaster relief fund for farmers. It would distribute financial aid after major losses due to extreme weather.
Crops ready for harvest were damaged in Tamil Nadu, including the Cauvery delta and northern coastal regions, due to overnight rains in certain parts of the state. AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami demanded that the state government provide relief to farmers for the crop loss they suffered.
Severe flooding across Australia’s far northeast last month has washed away sugar crops and damaged key rail infrastructure, with the industry expected to see production losses when the harvest begins later this year.
Untimely rain has always been a cause of worry for tenant farmers in Bandur panchayat of Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district. Once every three years, or sometimes yearly, they lose their crops to rain — a major reason for their high indebtedness.
On January 2, the county was placed on red flood alert by Météo-France and on orange rain-flood alert. Yesterday, the Vigicrues monitoring organization warned of exceptional flooding on the Aa. Flooding is also impacting other departments in northeastern France.
Many farmers in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany, have been working non-stop for days to save their lands from the floods. Regional farmers' association Landvolk Niedersachsen estimates that all of the 35,000 farms in Lower Saxony have suffered water damage to their fields.
Brown leaves, dried branches and barely any avocados are what's left on Stewart’s Avocado Farms in Fallbrook. It's a different scene from what was there last year. Stewart’s 2023 crop that’ll be harvested in 2024 is almost non-existent due to the colder weather throughout San Diego County.
Drought, the federal Farm Bill, foreign ownership of agriculture land and the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) dominated agriculture headlines in Northeast Arkansas during the 2023 growing season.
Speaking to Farmers Guide on 5thJanuary, Oxfordshire-based arable farmer, Ollie Stobo, said that his lands have been hit by floodwaters seven times in just two years. Following a wet autumn, further delays caused by the storm mean a significant loss of profit for his enterprise, located near Witney.
The tomato farmers in the villages of Sanaur block of Patiala district are awaiting compensation for the damage to their crop due to blight disease even as the district administration officials claimed that assessment reports were compiled and being sent to the government.
Unseasonal rain, consequential flooding in low-lying areas have triggered anxieties of crop loss and dip in yield among farmers of kole land in Thrissur. Along with rain, release of water from Chimmony dam had aggravated the situation.
The Association of Strawberry and Berry Producers and Exporters of Huelva, Freshuelva, the Association of Citrus Growers of the Province of Huelva, Cooperativas Agro-allimentarias Huelva, Asaja-Huelva, UPA-Huelva and the Association of Irrigation Communities of Huelva (Corehu) have expressed their concern about the lack of rainfall and of the necessary infrastructures that have been requested for decades, the consequence of which is the entry into force, this January, of a 50% cut in the supply of water for irrigation, agreed by the Drought Commission of Tinto-Odiel-Piedras.