Over the past few years, there has been a decline in the production of fruits and vegetables in Bulgaria. According to a statement by Kiril Vatev, the Minister of Agriculture of Bulgaria, as of the summer of 2023, they account for less than 40% of the products sold in Bulgarian markets.
Winter cover crops could cut nitrogen pollution in Illinois’ agricultural drainage water up to 30%, according to recent research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. But how will future climate change affect nitrogen loss, and will cover crops still be up to the job?
An absolute record temperature was registered in Morocco on Friday, August 11, at 1:33 PM, with 50.4 degrees Celsius reached in the Souss Massa region. The heat wave lasted three days and was accompanied by "Chergui," hot, dry winds coming from the Grand Sahara, and sandstorms.
Grape growers in Repora and adjoining villages of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district said this year’s rains have affected the crop. Repora and its adjoining villages in the district are famous for their unique grapes, however, this year as Kashmir witnessed torrential rains it has affected the grape production in villages although farmers are yet to harvest the fruit.
Spare a thought for the growers of fresh produce in the Republic of Panama who are facing challenging circumstances due to the drought. Amidst the world focus on the increasing shipping delays due to lower water levels in the Panama Canal, it is easy to forget that residents and producers of fruit in the country are battling the drought conditions too.
This year, envy apple sales are performing well according to Montague. It is grown in the climates of the Huon Valley and the Tamar Valley in Tasmania, the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Batlow in NSW, Stanthorpe in Queensland and the Adelaide Hills in South Australia.
Since the beginning of 2020, about 180 hectares of Georgian orchards have been covered by anti-hail systems with the support of the governmental program “Plant the Future”. According to the latest data, another 65 hectares were covered with systems in 2023.
New England has been subject to unusual and inconsistent weather for this part of the country this year. For local farmers, who are of course always in need of water for their crops, the rain and inconsistent weather posed unique challenges this year, and they resulted in the significant loss of some crops.
The state of food security in Namibia has significantly deteriorated as a result of a highly unfavourable agricultural production during the 2022/2023 cropping season.It is further projected the recent harvest will be exhausted between August and December 2023, leaving many households in a precarious position.
The Southern Tier and Finger Lakes is among half of New York currently applying for a federal Agriculture Disaster Designation from the USDA. New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are pushing for the designation, saying that early season frost in May has caused a massive burden for growers across the Empire State.
The images on the news and across social media of the wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island are startling ones to see. At press time, more than 270 buildings have been destroyed and at last count, there have been up to 36 deaths related to the wildfires.
According to Gabriel Figueroa, the director of Alpine Fresh, this season, the traditional varieties have quality and size issues, as sizes and volumes are smaller. In fact, the main projections indicate that there will be a 10% to 20% decrease in this year's production.
Farmers are a harried lot in Mahendragarh district following the outbreak of Helicoverpa armigera bollworm on their standing crop of bajra (millet). The bollworm is causing damage to its sitta (fruiting part) of bajra.
The farmers, whose standing crops have been damaged by the recent torrential downpours across the erstwhile Adilabad district, are awaiting compensation from the state government, which has not even ordered the assessment of crop damage in the state.
As Argentina’s 2023 citrus season is coming to an end, they have high demand in their main export markets, but due to the drought and many challenges they are unable to provide enough supply.
The US Department of Agriculture has revised the corn yield estimate for marketing year 2023-24 (September-August) to 175.1 bushels/acre from 177.5 bu/acre, according to the Aug. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.