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According to a preliminary report Thursday from the University of Florida, predicted losses for livestock are pegged at between $30.1 million and $123.4 million. Estimates for field and row crop losses are between $30.7 million and $93.6 million, with greenhouse and nursery products accounting for $4.7 million to $68.8 million.
There is no doubt that large scale climatic events that swing widely from drought to sudden flooding is wreaking havoc for fresh produce growers from around the world. This is especially true for table grapes that have traditionally been sensitive to even the slightest rain, with storms and floods often leading to big disasters for producers.
One year after tropical storm Fiona, P.E.I. apple orchard owners are still cleaning up, striving to minimize any potential damage from this year’s storm season.It’s not just post-Fiona that has made 2023 a little more challenging than years past, the hot and wet spring and summer had an impact on the growing season, as well.
More than 70% of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research across eight countries reveals. Climate impacts estimated to have reduced farmer incomes by 15.7% on average over the past two years.
The cotton belt of Haryana, comprising Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Bhiwani districts, is witnessing an attack by pink bollworm. About 70% cotton is produced in this belt.
Despite initial predictions of an autumn without apples, Vermont's orchards have made a surprise comeback, a recovery that state agriculture officials say has them "realistically optimistic."
An effort is underway to help Clarke County farmers get compensation for crop losses they've suffered during this summer's drought.The Clarke County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted a resolution asking the governor to declare a drought disaster in the county.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday announced crop insurance compensation of Rs 560 crore to farmers in the state who suffered losses due to rainfall deficit in the Northeast Monsoon during samba cultivation season in 2022-23.
The U.S Department of Agriculture announced Milk Loss Program assistance for eligible dairy operations for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather events that inhibited delivery or storage of milk (e.g., power outages, impassable roads, infrastructure losses, etc.) during calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
In the most recent update from North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG), released on 11th September, initial yield estimates point towards a return to multi-year averages.
Leaves on infected tomato plants develop irregular, bright yellow blotches; severely affected leaves die but seldom drop. Spots of dead tissue, sometimes surrounded by a yellow halo, eventually appear in the blotches.
U.S. peach and nectarine production for 2023/24 is forecast down to 574,000 metric tons. Production has been fairly stable during the last 5 years, range‐bound between 650,000‐710,000 tons, but weather events in top producing states will drive supplies below this range in 2023/24.
The crop should show an abundant yellowish-reddish bloom, but the rise in temperatures, which have gone up above 21 degrees, associated with the El Niño phenomenon has had a strong impact on the crop.
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is reminding farmers to report damage to their property after natural hazards such as hurricanes.Earlier this year, heavy rains caused an estimated $63 million in crop damage in St. Elizabeth alone.
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.
Some apple orchards experienced a loss in crop this season.The adverse weather earlier this year still has lasting effects. Apple orchards like Bashista Orchards in Southampton, suffered a loss of crops due to a frost back in May.