As the climate crisis accelerates, wreaking havoc on weather patterns across the U.S., crop insurance costs are shooting up, a new Environmental Working Groupanalysisfinds.Indemnities, paid to farmers for reductions in crop yield or revenue, reached a record $19.13 billion in 2022 – a massive increase from the $2.96 billion doled out in 2001.
Farmers in Kazakhstan are appealing to the president for urgent assistance following a difficult summer that saw the intense heat gravely reduce the size of the grain crop.On top of the scorching conditions of the last few months, wheat growers are now confronting a whole other problem.
Amid the severe rainfall deficit in the state, farmers who have suffered large-scale crop devastation say they rarely get the crop insurance cover because oflapses in processing the claims.
In some areas of southern Estonia, recent heavy rainfall has led to waterlogged fields, which in many cases has meant potatoes have started rotting in the ground.Mart Timmi, the owner of Jaagumäe farm in Võru County, stated: "We're trying to look for sandier areas, and where there are no ruts and no water pooling in the furrows.
The local apple production in India will see a significant decrease this season. Mudasir Tak, founder of Pinevalley Agrifarms, states that heavy rains have complicated the apple season in multiple ways: “Apple cultivation is mostly prevalent in the Kashmir Valley and Himachal Pradesh, with Kashmir accounting for more than 70 per cent of the total output.
The largest Portuguese association of citrus fruit operators, AlgarOrange, wants the government to lead a national debate onthestrategy for dealing with the country’s water shortage, particularly acute in the Algarve.
The agriculture industry in parts of South Georgia is facing a huge setback. After touring most areas east of I-75, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper reported over 13,000 agriculture businesses and farms impacted by Idalia.
Heavy rain and winds have led to problems for rice farmers right in the heart of harvest season.Crops have fallen over leading to delays that could last days.When the crop is weighed down with rain and blown by the wind, it falls over, causing more problems for rice growers.
The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) during its meeting held at Raiwal village today demanded Rs 50,000 per acre crop loss for the flood-hit farmers.Farmers termed the present Rs 6,800 compensation given by the government as inappropriate.
Prolonged drought and record heat are threatening soybean yields in several key growing states across the Midwest. With most of the soybean crop still in the critical pod-setting phase that depends on moisture in August, persistent dry conditions are lowering yield projections and raising concerns about the availability of supplies.
On the night of May 17, the temperature plunged to about 25 degrees at Scott Farm in Dummerston, where they grow some 130 varieties of heirloom apples. That’s low enough to kill nearly all of the young fruit on an apple tree.
The sowing area has not only shrunk by nearly 15.57 lakh ha compared to the target set by the government, but the yield on the 66.68 lakh ha land could also be far less than the previous year, as standing crops are seeing stunted growth and drying ofleaves.
With Labor Day behind us, you might be itching for fall to arrive. People visiting an apple orchard near Harrisburg will notice a change this year.Greg Jones knew it would be a tough year at Country Apple Orchard near Harrisburg.
Last week, the California Table Grape Commission reported that an estimated 25 million boxes of California table grapes are lost due to Hurricane Hilary. The hurricane hit the state on Sunday, August 20th, in the midst of harvest season.
Farmers had heaved a sigh of relief with rainfall recently started after a gap of more than one month in erstwhile Warangal district. But with heavy rains lashing the region for the past few days, they are now worried that their crops may get damaged.
The Mediterranean and the EU remain the only major citrus production area free of the Huanglongbing or HLB, also known as greening or yellow dragon disease, the most devastating citrus disease is caused by the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter.