Cerealproduction in southern Europe is expected to fall by up to 60% on last year in the wake of the Charonheatwavecurrently gripping the continent.The hotweathercreated by the Charon anticyclone that has moved into Europe from Africa has prompted serious concerns over the quality and size of harvests this year.
Paddy crop has been damaged in over 31,000 acres in Jalandhar and Kapurthala in the recent floods. While the Agriculture Department in Kapurthala estimates losses to standing paddy crop across 7,000 hectares (16,800 acres), the Jalandhar Agriculture Department pegs losses to paddy crop across 5,000 to 6,500 hectares (15,000 acres).
In April, Ross Williams remembers starting to thin the peach trees at Titan Farms in Ridge Spring, South Carolina. The branches are usually so full of fruit that they need trimming so that trees can grow more large peaches.
California's heavy rainfall this past winter may have ended the years-long drought, but it also brought back the long-dormant Tulare Lake. This lake, which occasionally resurfaces during years of unusually high precipitation, is larger than it's been in 150 years.
In Kenya, the fight against the devastating papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) is being stepped up. Papaya mealybug is a serious pest, originating in Central America. It spread to the Caribbean and South America in the 1990s.
The weather extremes so far in 2023 have devastated the peach industry in Georgia. More than 90% of this year’s peach crop was destroyed by the combination of late-spring frosts and the summer heat wave.
The extreme weather conditions in much of the world are severely disrupting exotics supplies, says Starfruit's Ive Lambert. "We're lucky that July and August are traditionally quieter because the supply's very modest," he begins.
The farmers have suffered heavy paddy loss, in about 4.04 lakh acre land, due to waterlogging in Ambala, Kurukshetra, and Yamunanagar districts following incessant rain and floods in the region.
Farmers across the state are starting to get more concerned over the overly dry and hot weather pattern ahead. This is all happening on top of worsening drought conditions across Iowa.
Satellite imagery is a technological innovation that has the potential to revolutionize the way we forecast future crop progress and production. By utilizing images captured by satellites orbiting the Earth, we can gather valuable data that can help agricultural experts make informed predictions about crop growth and yield.
A federal disaster area declaration for the region is being sought by the U.S. senators from Massachusetts and the U.S. representatives for the state’s four westernmost counties following the floods that have destroyed crops at area farms and the weather pattern that is continuing to impact local agriculture.
The recent torrential rains and subsequent flooding have led to massive crop loss for farms around Vermont. Immediate help is available through community organizations, and some farmers are already thinking about what steps to take for future floods.
One of the biggest tests of patience in farming is waiting for corn to recover after being hit by hail. Nothing looks worse than a field that was thriving one day and is battered the next.
The 'Enograi' enterprise, specializing in fruit cultivation, suffered significant losses due to the occupation of the Kherson region. Preliminary calculations indicate damages caused by the Russians exceed 100 million hryvnias (approximately 2,4 million euros).
New garlic is being shipped from Mexico right now while Spain, California, and China are in the middle stages of harvest. “These regions are just beginning to enter the market,” says Jim Provost with I Love Produce.
Vanilla farmers in Masaba Sub-county, Busia District are counting losses after their crops started rotting away in gardens days before the harvesting date set by the government.The farmers blamed this on a government policy on harvesting and selling vanilla.