On the night of May 17, the temperature plunged to about 25 degrees at Scott Farm in Dummerston, where they grow some 130 varieties of heirloom apples. That’s low enough to kill nearly all of the young fruit on an apple tree.
The sowing area has not only shrunk by nearly 15.57 lakh ha compared to the target set by the government, but the yield on the 66.68 lakh ha land could also be far less than the previous year, as standing crops are seeing stunted growth and drying ofleaves.
With Labor Day behind us, you might be itching for fall to arrive. People visiting an apple orchard near Harrisburg will notice a change this year.Greg Jones knew it would be a tough year at Country Apple Orchard near Harrisburg.
Last week, the California Table Grape Commission reported that an estimated 25 million boxes of California table grapes are lost due to Hurricane Hilary. The hurricane hit the state on Sunday, August 20th, in the midst of harvest season.
Farmers had heaved a sigh of relief with rainfall recently started after a gap of more than one month in erstwhile Warangal district. But with heavy rains lashing the region for the past few days, they are now worried that their crops may get damaged.
The Mediterranean and the EU remain the only major citrus production area free of the Huanglongbing or HLB, also known as greening or yellow dragon disease, the most devastating citrus disease is caused by the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter.
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 Hurricane then quickly moved into Georgia as a Category 2 Hurricane, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall across much of south Georgia.
Worried over the frequent changing weather conditions, the fruit growers from the apple rich areas of Baramulla district have urged the J&K administration to implement the Crop Insurance Scheme (CIS) forthwith.
Temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s over the last three days have led to heat advisories, prompted electric utilities to urge Vermonters towatch their energy consumptionand likely contributed to algae blooms that haveclosedBurlington beaches.
Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in the US on 30th August, has caused concern for Florida's orange production. The unfolding impact of this hurricane is visible in the orange market, which consequently influences orange juice prices.
According to Gysbert du Toit, marketing director at Dutoit Agri, increasing erratic weather patterns severely impact the management of apples. Ongoing power cuts are a thing as well.
The Atlantic hurricane season is now underway, and the ninth storm of the year is right on schedule. However, the peak of the hurricane season is still a couple of weeks away.
Agricultural losses from Typhoon Haikui reached an estimated NT$258 million (US$8.09 million) as of 5 p.m. Monday and may continue to rise, according to preliminary figures from the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).
Today, the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a record-breaking level of payments under the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) Forage Rainfall Insurance Program.
Smaller corn and soybean crops are projected as drought and record heat lower yields, according to scouts who participated in the recent Pro Farmer Crop Tour.The tour concluded on Aug. 24 amid heat and drought in the western Midwest, with data collected showing smaller harvests.
Australia is likely to lower its wheat production forecast for 2023/24 by about a million metric tons as dry El Nino weather reduces yields, traders and analysts said, tightening global supplies hit by poor harvests in rival exporters.