The picture is becoming clearer as to the extent of navel orangeworm damage in California almond orchards this year, and it’s not a pretty picture.University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor Franz Niederholzer, an orchard systems expert involved with tree nuts and navel orangeworms, is finding “massive losses” in at least four counties due to a major infestation.
For the first time in eight years, India's rice output is expected to drop this year, raising the prospect that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will extend curbs on exports of the grain to keep a lid on food prices ahead of elections.
Rains have interrupted the final stretch of harvest season and early field work, but those looking to apply anhydrous are likely to find good conditions this fall.After the summer drought, advice from agronomists was to wait for some moisture to get into the ground. The late-October rains should do just that.
As the global population continues to increase steadily, there is a projected surge in the need for both food and fibre production. Meeting this escalating demand becomes increasingly challenging due to the decreasing availability of arable land, which is further compounded by the impacts of a changing climate.
The situation halfway across the world is having a big impact on the orange season in Greece. According to the research group Fundecitrus, the rapid spread of the greening disease in Brazil, which seems to have infected about 38% of Brazil’s production area, can see their yields reduced by 60 per cent over the next five years.
Storm Babet, which made landfall in the UK on 19th October, brought torrential rainfall, causing extensive flooding, particularly in parts of Scotland where it was the second storm to hit the country in as many weeks.
Malta experienced the driest October in more than a century. The record dry weather means farmers face higher irrigation costs and less income as a higher supply of crops on the market, resulting from warmer temperatures, pushes prices down.
Suspicions were already there, but officially, Morocco was still free of ToBRFV. An update from EPPO has now changed that. The European plant health authority is adopting a notification from Morocco's plant health colleagues.
The San Joaquin Valley is projected to lose at least 10 percent of its farmable land within the next 20 years; a new bill aims to stop some of those losses.Representatives Josh Harder (CA-9) and Tracey Mann (KS-1) have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect farmers from the devastating effects of drought.
Somalia and neighboring Horn of Africa nations are bracing for extreme rains likely to cause more flash flooding, according to the forecasting service of the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
A new report finds the federal government is spending billions on crop failures caused by extreme weather — and it’s growing only more expensive.Crop insurance payouts surpassed $118 billion nationally between 2001 and 2022 for damage caused by extreme weather like drought, heat and floods.
Everything points to Almeria's tomato acreage being reduced this year due, among other factors, to the fear of ToBRFV. Thus, it would help to have official data on the situation to make it possible to assess its actual gravity and whether the current alarm is justified.
Following deficit rainfall in the state, the Eknath Shinde-led government on Tuesday declared a drought in 40 tehsils of 15 districts. A government resolution (GR) announcing various relief measures for the affected tehsils was issued on Tuesday.
Extreme weather linked to the climate emergency triggered $118.7 billion in crop insurance payouts to U.S. farmers between 2001 and 2022, anew Environmental Working Group investigationhas found.
The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has warned that 14 regions in the country are expected to receive above normal to normal rainfall during the upcoming rainy season, which could lead to excessive soil moisture, flooding, and crop damage.
Wild boars have damaged large swathes of ripe paddy in the past few days in Aul, Rajnagar, Rajkanika and Mahakalapada blocks in Kendrapada district."Wild boars have been entering ripe paddy fields during the harvest season. As a result, we are facing a challenge to protect our crops," said Janakar Sethi of Digochia village under Aul block.