The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
In the Chikwawa District in south-western Malawi at the start of 2022, communities were battered by two cyclones in the space of three months.Cyclone Ana arrived in Januaryimpacting thousands of people through extreme flooding, crop and community destruction, and widespread power outages.
Agronomist Sergio Rubin kneels in a field of oats to remove some of the straw covering the soil. Opening a gap, he shows us the damp earth on a warm day, in what has been a winter marked by great fluctuations.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that drought-impacted producers may be eligible for financial assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP), Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), and Emergency Haying and Grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (EHGCR) to provide financial assistance to eligible producers for 2023 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought or fire and provide water for impacted livestock.
The district administration, after conducting a survey, has identified 73,813 hectares of agricultural land as affected by drought in the district. According to the report sent by the administration to the state government, crops worth Rs 569 crop have been lost, which is the highest in the last ten years in the district.
Karnataka is estimated to suffer more than 50 per cent crop loss this monsoon due to drought, which could lead to a hike in prices of certain food grains.While the food production target for this monsoon is 1.11 crore tones, the state is likely to see crop damage up to 58 lakh tonnes, according to current estimates by the government.
Spring rains and even summer rains have created cause for concern with local growers as harvest activity ramps up in the Central Valley.While some crops such as walnuts, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables have received strong forecasts, grapes are a concern in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary on Aug. 20.
With reports of extensive damage caused by pink bollworms to cotton and some other crops in Sriganganagar district and adjoining areas, the agriculture department has issued orders to form a technical team of agricultural entomologists and agriculture officers that would conduct surveys and review the reasons for the increase in incidence of pink bollworms this year.
Peru’s mango industry will likely see up to 8,500 less export containers in the coming season due to negative effects on flowering from the hot weather caused by El Niño, as well as the after effects of the heavy rains earlier this year caused by cyclone Yaku.
The USDA estimated the U.S. national cranberry crop for 2023 at 7.62 million barrels, down 5% from the 2022 crop year. In Wisconsin, the largest growing state, the USDA forecast production at 4.6 million barrels, down 5% from last year.
The apple cultivation in Greece is expected to be lower than usual, in the area that grows quite a chunk of the Greek national production, Matoula Katsika, export and sales manager for Greek fruit exporter A.C. Kissavos, says: “The apple production in our region, and in general for the producing countries of the EU, appear to be reduced for the new season.
Major roads leading into the Cape Town metropolitan area have been closed due to the heavy flooding, as rain continues with winds of 46km/h on Heritage Day, a public holiday in South Africa.
Today, Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the release of theFloridaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ preliminary damage assessment of timber following Hurricane Idalia.
Autumn has arrived bringing apple season to New Hampshire. However, this year’s apple season will look different than it has in past years due to weather challenges faced by growers this year.
Some eastern Ontario farms say a series of particularly cold nights in May have all but ruined their apple-picking season, forcing them to tell customers they may need to skip a cherished fall activity this year.
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) introduced a $8.5 billion bill last week to reauthorize WHIP+, or Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program-Plus.The bill would allow farmers to recoup money for crops that were lost due to ongoing drought conditions that continue to impact the state.