Canada - Explosion of mites leads to worst loss of bee colonies
Nearly half of Canada's honeybee colonies didn't survive the winter, the largest rate of colony loss in the country in the last 20 years, according to preliminary data.
25.07.2022
22.07.2022
Italy - We already have to prepare for heat-related shortages of products
In the Freiburg area, too, temperatures are rising to 40 degrees this week. This has a corresponding effect on the food trade, especially with perishable fruit and vegetables.
22.07.2022
India - Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra
Incessant rains this month in Maharashtra have damaged crops across 800,000 hectares.The heavy rains on July 11 and 12, 2022, have affected farmers in 24 districts,mostly in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
22.07.2022
Spain - Lack of rain and high temperatures are changing crop map
Spanish agriculture is suffering from water shortages due to the meteorological drought caused by the lack of rainfall and high temperatures. In many areas this will lead to a change in the crop map.
22.07.2022
India - Repeated losses keep farmers away from crop diversification
Despite the state government asking farmers to opt for crop diversification, the Agriculture Department has failed to achieve cotton sowing target in Sangrur district.
22.07.2022
India - Central team surveys flood damage, seeks crop details
A central team which arrived in the state to assess flood damage visited Jayashankar Bhupalpally and Mulugu districts on Thursday. The team is scheduled to visit Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Friday.
22.07.2022
Netherlands - After a perfect spring, the heat is damaging the berries a little
This year's lovely spring - with no hail, frost, or excessive precipitation - ensured good flowering and high soft fruit yields at Berrybrothers in the Netherlands. "We have access to plenty of good quality fruit," says Nijs van Zuilen.
22.07.2022
Syria - A poor wheat harvest adds to food worries
Poor rainfall, fuel shortages, soaring fertilizer prices: it's been a bad year for farmers in northeastern Syria where a disappointing wheat crop looks set to deal another blow to food supplies in a country grappling with climate change and war.
22.07.2022
Mega-drought, glacier melt, and deforestation plague Latin America and the Caribbean
In its State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the far-reaching repercussions for ecosystems, food and water security, human health and poverty.
21.07.2022
Italy - Extreme drought threatens rice crops
Massimo Saronni walks across his rice field, each step a loud crunch. This field should be flooded with water, flourishing with four-foot emerald green blades and golden rice panicles. Instead, the plants have taken on a yellow-brown tinge and the soil has hardened from lack of rain.
21.07.2022
India - ₹12,000 per acre sought for crop damage in pest attack
With a new invasive pest damaging kharif crops in several parts of Kalaburagi district,senior Congress leader B.R. Patil has urged the State government to provide compensation of ₹12,000 per acre to those farmers who have suffered crop loss.
21.07.2022
Europe - Our food system is in trouble as faces extreme heat
The executive director of global NGO Crop Trust, Stefan Schmitz has warned: “The extreme heat that Europe is currently facing is a loud alarm bell: our food system is in trouble.”
21.07.2022
Moldova - Drought significantly affected volume and quality of table grapes
Moldovan vineyard experts say that the growth of berries has sharply slowed down on many table grape plantations since the beginning of July due to very hot and dry weather.
21.07.2022
India - Jharkhand braces for drought, minister orders for contingency plan
Jharkhand, which has recorded around 58 per cent deficiency in monsoon rainfall, is headed towards drought, forcing the agriculture department to scout for relief measures for farmers, including implementation of the state crop relief scheme to compensate the possible crop loss.
21.07.2022
Almost half of the EU and UK territory at risk due to drought
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre today published the “Drought in Europe - July 2022” report, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation based on theEuropean Drought Observatory.
21.07.2022
USA - Watch for tight corn supply
The most critical time of the corn growing season is upon us. We started the year saying there was no room for yields to be below 176 bushels per acre. That might have changed a little since USDA reduced demand, and political and economic headwinds with China seem hard to avoid without additional crop losses in the world.