An outbreak of the citrus plant disease Huanglongbing (HLB) has been reported in North Long Beach. HLB eventually kills trees, but trees can be asymptomatic for years. Symptoms can include yellowing leaves, bitter-tasting fruit, and limb and twig dieback.
Seven years after it was launched by the Centre as one of its flagship schemes to provide insurance cover to the farmers for their crops across the country, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is working on the options to adopt Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
The Buenos Aires grains exchange said on Wednesday it could slash its forecast for Argentina’s 2022/23 soybeans and corn production by up to 25% if a prolonged drought in the South American country’s agricultural region continues.
Farmersof Dabad village have urged the district administration to give long-delayedcompensationof soybean crop loss due to NTPC pipeline overflow in their fields. Farmers claimthat a Narmada pipeline laid by NTPC (Selda) is passing through their agricultural land.
Most farmers in Pakistan whose crops were destroyed in last year’s devastating floods do not have any insurance they can fall back on, leaving many thousands facing potential destitution.
In December 2022, the rain deficit was nearly 100%. The dry spell has caused a 20-25 percent loss in rabi crops - wheat and vegetables - in rainfed areas, which account for 75 percent of cultivable land, according to B R Takhi, director of agriculture.
UK winter vegetable production is feeling the effects of the severe cold snap which hit the country in December last year and there seem to be quite a few quality issues in produce currently being harvested.
Somnath farmers are unhappy despite the fact that their saffron mangoes blooming on time. In the past few days, the abundant dew has turned the blooms black. Due to the strange weather, Gir is witnessing a double season.
Following the ample rainstorms, lettuce supplies could be short again this spring. “The biggest challenge is currently working around the atmospheric river of rain we’ve been receiving in California.
Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi today cleared pending claims of Kharif 2021 of the farmers of Barmer District of Rajasthan. He decided to make full payment of the pending claims of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in the district.
A Canadian analyst thinks the market is ‘shrugging off’ threats to crops in South America, the United States and Ukraine.Two grain market factors are weighing on Bruce Burnett’s mind as the calendar flips to 2023.
Wildlife damage is one of the more frustrating sources of crop injury in Illinois — and one that unfortunately lacks a good solution.Duane Friend, University of Illinois Extension educator, says that as deer and raccoon populations have increased, so has their impact on crops.
Heat and drought are the utmost limiting abiotic factors that pose a major threat to food security and agricultural production, and are exacerbated by "extreme and rapid" climate change, according to a new paper inCABI Reviews.
Due to a sudden temperature drop since Monday, Nashik grape farmers are resorting to bonfires and drip irrigation at their vineyards throughout the night. If the minimum drops below 5oC, the ready to harvest grapes will develop cracks.
In the Netherlands, the late December frost damaged Brussels sprouts more than initially thought. "There are 25 to 30% rejections across the board," says Andre Noordhoek, who grows Brussels sprouts and markets his and fellow growers' produce, mainly to exporters.
It’s intense and it’s too early to tell what this will do. That seems to be the sentiment from growers about the effects of the sizeable rainstorms California is seeing, enough to cause evacuation orders, flooding and more.