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.
Dave Lubben, 68, has been farming since he was 20 years old.His Monticello land currently houses about 1,500 acres of corn and soybean row crops, 150 acres of hay, 240 beef cows and a 500-head feedlot. His 500 acres of pasture typically can fuel his livestock through most of the summer.
Farmer leaders Jora Singh and Balkar Singh demanded that the Centre and the state government should release compensation of Rs 1.70 lakh and Rs 60,000 per acre, respectively, to affected farmers.
One-third of Florida's farmland was damaged by Hurricane Idalia that raged last month. According to a new report by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, it caused between $80 million and $370 million worth of damage.
Australia had been the last continent to remain free of varroa mite, which can weaken bees or cause death from viral infection, until they were detected in sentinel hives at the Port of Newcastle in NSW last year.
Expressing concern over the critical situation faced by the standing kuruvai crop and the poor prospects of the forthcoming samba season due to shortage of water for irrigation, representatives of farmers’ organisations of Tiruchi district on Friday called upon the State government to adequately compensate the affected farmers.
Australia’s wheat production is likely to decline further as hot and dry weather in September, a crucial month for crop development, curbs yields, threatening to tighten global supplies.