Residents around the region could breathe a sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon as Monterey County officials lifted, or at the least downgraded, any lasting evacuation orders for local communities that have been in place since last week.
A tropical agriculture pest that destroys maize crops and sweetcorn has been found in the South Island for the first time, says a farming group.The fall armyworm had causedmillions of dollars worth of crop damage in China, the United States and across Africa.
Victoria County farmer Kenneth Hanslik replanted winter crops after a hard freeze in late December damaged various vegetables.Last month Hanslik lost his red beets, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. He estimated 80% of two onion varieties on his property were killed by the freezing conditions.
An insurance policy which covers sugar beet growers for frost damage has been triggered following the recent spell of freezing weather.NFU Sugar and British Sugar have confirmed that the 2022 frost insurance policy has been actioned after a further week of wintry weather in which temperatures have plunged below zero on successive nights.
Major chilli growerDharwad district has seen a severe loss of chilli crop and a reduction in sowing area this time, resulting in a shortage of dry red chilli in the wholesale market and a high price.
A soon-to-be-released report will estimate Florida’s agriculture industry sustained about $1.07 billion in damages from Hurricane Ian, with growers of citrus, vegetable and horticultural crops taking the biggest hits from the wind, rains and flooding.
Bharatiya Janata Party MPRajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday urged Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to announce a relief package for the farmers as they have suffered huge losses.
Experts in Tanzania are working hard to stop a banana disease threatening one of the leading food staples in the country. Known as Fusarium wilt TR4 and first detected in 2013, the disease is feared to severely impact on banana production if left unchecked.
In the last ten years, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, members of the Southern Cone, recorded a 56% increase in agricultural production, compared to 29% of the global average.
The snowfall that recently hit the southern region of Azerbaijan caused serious damage to citrus orchards in Astara.Almost all citrus growers of the village faced the problem. Farm owners cannot make a profit this year and are in despair.
Manitoba's crop insurance coverage is expected to increase for the upcoming crop year, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.
The quality of Ukraine's corn crop has been hit by poor weather conditions according toAgriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi on Monday."It is much worse this year, because... we have entered into a lengthy, stretched winter harvest, which is rather difficult," Solskyi told a news conference.
Maize is affected by abiotic stresses, including extreme heat and drought, which is exacerbated by climate change.According to a paper in CABI Reviews,heat and drought pose a major threat to food securityand agricultural production and are exacerbated by ‘extreme and rapid’ climate change.
Weather conditions in Dewas have witnessed intensified cold conditions for three consecutive days from January 15-17, and this is expected to continue for a few more days as well.
Farmers in Sitapur, Balrampur, Mathura, Hathras Kannauj and a few parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh have claimed that around 25% of crops have been damaged due to the intense cold wave sweeping the state.
All serious agriculturists will agree with me that consistent rain is vital for healthy plants while drought can kill both crops and livestock and at the same time increase the soil's susceptibility to erosion.