Currently, many growers have fallen victim to the dreaded downy mildew disease that is inflicted extensive damage to vineyards in the Murray Valley region. Downy mildew is among the most feared diseases for grape growers because it causes extensive damage to both table grapes – for eating – and wine grapes.
It does not happen everyday to see apricot trees in bloom covered in snow on the first of March. However, this is exactly what happened on the hills in the Ravenna and Bologna provinces.
The effects of the cyclone that hit Sicily on February 8-9 will not be forgotten soon. The company owned by Daniele Carnemolla owns 13 thousand sq m in Scicli (RG), plus another 10 thousand square meters further away.
The most problematic situation is with onions. In Ukraine, the wholesale price of onions is three times more expensive than last season. Oleksandr Khorev, head of the "APK-inform: vegetables and fruits" project, says that in the near future, the prices will rise by another 20%.
A consortium of Argentine agricultural companies on Friday said they had slashed their forecasts for this season's soybean and corn harvests due to a historic drought and mid-summer frosts, which they warned could cost the country more than $20 billion.
Unseasonal rains lashed parts of Maharashtra's Palghar district damaging standing crops in the region, an official said on Sunday.Rains accompanied by thunder hit Jawhar, Vikramgad and Mokhada talukas of the district on Saturday, he said.
Weather-associated production risk is an inherent factor in farmers’ and ranchers’ everyday business environment. Through heavy rain, hail, snow, winds and drought, farming families prepare land, plant and harvest knowing their livelihoods are reliant on local weather conditions.
Amid the rise in day and night temperatures, almond trees have been blossoming prematurely in Kashmir Valley, causing concern to the region’s farmers. If temperature rise up earlier, the fruit trees will develop early blight, which may cause the sector to suffer.
Last month parts of New Zealand were devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle, while some growers suffered no or minor damage, others saw their entire livelihoods destroyed overnight. Apple growers in Hawke's Bay had just started the apple harvest when the cyclone hit the area.
Last week, the deputy minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Giorgi Khanishvili spoke about the government’s plans to support agriculture in 2023. Particularly about the programs of Preferential Agrocredit, Hazelnut Production Assistance, and Plant the Future, which will finance the agricultural sector in 2023.
The Ukrainian agricultural sector has suffered almost $38 billion in direct and indirect losses from Russia's invasion,Reuters reported, citinganalysts from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) on Thursday.
Plant diseases limit the output of agricultural workers and cause hundreds of billions of dollars in global crop production loss each year. When plants get wet they are at risk of contracting diseases as pathogens germinate and grow on the surfaces of their leaves.
Of the Rs 112.72 crore announced by the state government as compensation for crop loss from the unseasonal rain early last month, Rs 52.26 crore or 46% of the relief package amount has been allocated for 63,313 affected farmers in Tiruvarur district.
Now, the Rajasthan farmers themselves will be able to assess their crop loss due to inclement weather or any other natural causes through a mobile app while the government is contemplating on introducing a new pasture policy.
As the initial shock of the devastation to large parts of the rural landscape in the North Island by Cyclone Gabrielle eases, attention now turns to the recovery and rebuild. It is time to look at the losses and the challenges that lie ahead. Unfortunately, those challenges are going to be great and many.
Without a doubt, pineapples are one of Spain's most imported tropical fruits. Faostat data indicate that in 2021 the fruit was, in fact, the third most purchased item among the main tropical species, only behind bananas and avocados.