The Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) has been extremely aggressive in large swaths of the Salinas Valley for over three months, and diseases such as Sclerotinia, Fusarium Wilt, and others have also caused die-off in many crops.
The agricultural damage caused by tropical cyclones Maymay and Neneng in the Cordillera, Ilocos, and Cagayan Valley regions has reached PHP583.45 million, the Department of Agriculture - Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (DA-DRRM) said on Friday.
Henderson County farmers have received millions in state funding to lessen the financial impacts from devastating crop losses in 2021.Several crops, primarily apples and blackberries, suffered from a spring freeze in April last year followed by flooding from Tropical Storm Fred that August.
Environment Minister Siva V Meyyanathan said the issue of crops sustaining damage due to the surge in the Kollidam would be taken to the notice of Chief Minister M K Stalin. The minister had inspected the impact of the floods in Kollidam block in Mayiladuthurai on Thursday.
As people bundle up for the cold, Alachua County farmers prepared crops for cooler weather.Wednesday marked the first time this fall season that temperatures dropped below 50 degrees in Alachua County.
A new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IAFS) report is shedding light on the devastating impact Hurricane Ian had on the state’s agricultural industry.
Farrmers in the11 South Bihardistricts that were declared drought-hit by the state are disgruntled with the Rs 3,500 government compensation announced for each family. The amountis insufficient to cover the losses they have incurred due to extensive crop loss during the dry monsoon months.
"Now, there is a generalized decrease in Alicante's citrus fruit production due to the difficult weather conditions in spring (the rainiest spring recorded in the Valencian Community) that affected the flowering season; the high summer temperatures, and the delay in the harvesting of the fruit caused by the market situation."
Khalilur Rahman, 65, has been fishing in a tributary of the old Brahmaputra River in Kishoreganj for 50 years. Nowadays, he often returns home empty-handed.“The river has dried up. Without enough flow of water, many species of fish have disappeared,” he said.
The Maharashtra government is planning to make use of satellites to carry out assessment of damage to crops occurring due to various reasons, and link the process to payment of compensation to farmers for faster results, an official said on Thursday.
The east coast of Australia has seen a phenomenal amount of rain this year so far, and this has been accentuated by a massive downpour at the end of last week, while the weathermen are predicting more to come.
The United States Department of Agriculture has recently published its 2022/23 almond production estimate for Spain, the largest EU almond producer, pegging the output at 68,273 tons, a decrease of 27% compared to the previous season.
The price of orange juice may soon be going up as Florida’s citrus crop continues to plummet.At the River Front Packing Company in Fort Pierce, they’re gearing up to start packing citrus fruit on Monday.
Indian rice farmer Ibrahim Shaikh says he looked up at the sky daily and prayed for unseasonal rains to stop. His prayers unanswered, he says he started harvesting the wet crop earlier this week.
Bactrocera dorsalisor oriental fruit fly, which is included in the alerts of the list of priority organisms by the EU, has been found in some orchards in the province of Naples, Campania.
In Ohio,October usually brings our first fall freeze. On October 11, USDA reported that 15% of Ohio’s corn grain had been harvested (week ending 10/09/2022, full reporthere). In the same report, 96% of corn was at the dented stage, and 71% was mature.