Even as the adjoining state of Haryana has decided to offer a flood compensation amount of Rs 15,000 per acre for the crop loss, the Punjab Government is still to work out its final amount for the same.
As the drought continues in Illinois and the highest temperatures so far this year looming, there are concerns about crop conditions.With temperatures hitting the 100 degree mark and no rain in the foreseeable future in parts of the state, crop conditions could deteriorate.
The State government’s response to significant crop losses faced by farmers in Sattari lacked concrete assurance as the matter was raised during the assembly session on Wednesday.
The recent rain disaster has left a number of farmers of Jalanpur village in Samrala high and dry. It seems that it will take several months for the villagers to recover from the trauma suffered by the monsoon fury this year.
An ongoing heatwave is affectingEgypt’s mango harvest this summer, much of which is intended for export, farmers said.Mango farmers in the Nubareya region of El Beheira province saidthat a sizeable portion of their crop had been ruined by sunburn, a common occurrence in fruit grown in dry areas such as Egypt.
The Swift Current area was on the receiving end of a hail storm that came through on Saturday.Richard Cuthbert is a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based in Swift Current.
Haryana Government will give₹15,000 per acre for 100% damage to the sanding crops in flood affected areas of Haryana, announced chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar.The chief minister said the farmers who have replanted the crop after the damage will also be given the compensation.
What started as a growing season where western Kentucky farmers thought about “pulling the plug” due to drought has turned into crop loss due to flooding.Last week, a foot of rain fell in a 24-hour period.
The blistering heat isn't going anywhere. It's not just uncomfortable, it's also affecting the food we eat.Tuesday afternoon we spent the day out at Braune Farms.“It's just really hot,” Julie Braune said.
Farmers of Bhallaiana village in Gidderbaha are yet to get a compensation for the loss of their wheat crop due to rain and hailstones in March this year, now their paddy crop is also inundated with rainwater.
Following Sunday's heavy rains, farmers of Bhallaiana village in Punjab are facing yet another setback as floods has deluged over 100 acres of fertile agricultural land in the village situated along the Muktsar-Bathinda road, reported Khalsa Vox.
Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead.The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), an industry association, put out a plea recently to grain farmers to help their rancher neighbours get through another summer of drought.
June was one of the driest months on record for the state of Illinois, a time when farmers like David Meiss need water to help their corn and soybean crops sprout from the earth early in the growing cycle.
Massachusetts senators announced a $20 million supplemental budget bill Monday, to assist farmers impacted by recent severe weather.Senate President Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, traveled to Hatfield to speak about the bill.
Insurance companies, mostly private, saved approximately Rs 57,000 crore through the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), revealed the data shared by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
Portions of the Midwest could see the most challenging weather yet this year, and according to leading ag meteorologists, it's creating more concerns for crop conditions. With heat forecast to top 100 degrees, along with little rain in this week’s forecast, crop conditions could deteriorate and the biggest risk in the western Corn Belt.