Tillage farmers are counting the cost of an intense thunderstorm that hit the Enniscorthy area of Wexford on Sunday afternoon.Huge volumes of rain fell in a matter of minutes. At the centre of the storm, a barrage of large hailstones shredded heads from grain and bean crops.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in St. Louis says much of mid-Missouri remains in an extreme drought, which could lead to major crop or pasture losses. Water shortages are also possible.
Farmers in Mid-Michigan are growing increasingly concerned about the continued lack of rainfall. With crops such as corn and beans struggling to grow, farmers are now hoping for their crops to simply survive.
Agriculture, the backbone of our civilization, is undergoing a rapid transformation fueled by technological advancements. In an era where the global population is expanding, and climate change poses significant challenges, the need for sustainable and efficient farming practices has never been more critical.
Many people are familiar withflash floods– torrents that develop quickly after heavy rainfall. But there’s also such a thing as a flash drought, and these sudden, extreme dry spells are becoming a big concernfor farmersand water utilities.
Matt Dennis is desperate to getbees on his vegetablefarm topollinate his pumpkins, zucchinis, squashand watermelons. "You just need your little army of bees to come in and do the work," he says.
Gov. Phil Scott is asking theU.S. Department of Agricultureto declare a disaster in Vermont as a result ofa freak freeze in May that devastated orchards and vineyards around the state.
A freezing cold snap in December 2022 has led to an over 50 per cent reduction in the grape crops used to make B.C. wine, growers are warning.According to a report commissioned by the Wine Growers of British Columbia (WGBC), the cold snap was expected to cause a potential crop reduction of between 39 to 56 per cent.
An insurance policy, which was meant to provide protection against losses due to natural calamities to farmers who had signed up for it, is not actually providing coverage to all of them, which has left many whose crops were destroyed this year, dismayed.
The Russia-Ukraine war causes not only stark losses in the supply of staple grains and dietary oils to parts of the world, but also a significant reduction in the production of other foods dependent on them such as poultry and pork, a new study shows.
Farmers have been urged to protect potato crops as Met Éireann issue a potato blight advisory for the whole country.According to the national forecaster, conditions for the spread of the disease will develop nationwide from Thursday night until Sunday morning.
Officials claim Alberta is Canada’s biggest honey-producing province, accounting for nearly 41 per cent of the country’s 2022 total, and relies on bees as essential pollinators and a steadily growing sector of the agriculture industry.
Nevada is known for its mining industry, but during economic downturns residents in rural parts of the state rely on agriculture to fill the gap and keep afloat.A rise in the severity and frequency of extreme weather events caused by climate change have added millions of dollars in losses to the agricultural sector in Nevada and burdened taxpayers across the country.
B.C. wine growers are forecasting losses in what they call a “climate change disaster” stemming from a cold snap last winter that had long-term and short-term effects on wine grape crops.
Gov. Phil Scott has asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack for financial relief for the state’s orchards and vineyards that suffered a devastating freeze last month, destroying the buds and blossoms of most of the 2023 fruit crop.
The modest 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit harvest leaves growers under par and disappointed with the volume of kiwifruit produced this season. This brings another year of financial pressure burdens for kiwifruit growers.