“This year is a disaster for the melon,” claims Mourad Ben Salem, of the Rungis-based company Med’Essor. “Last year, we had 10 pallets to an entire truck arriving each day, but this year, we get one pallet maximum on a good day.”
The Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico, AIMPLAS, is coordinating the CITRIC-SÀ project to combat pseudococci (known as cotonet), one of the most difficult pests to manage in the cultivation of citrus and kakis, in a sustainable, safe, and healthy way, while maintaining the yield and competitiveness of the crops.
A agronomist says slow growth and development for corn across areas of the Midwest could increase the chance of heat stress this summer. Michael Toohill with AgriSompo North America says crop emergence has been slow in the Eastern Corn Belt and Delta region.
Moisture provided some drought relief to northern and central areas of the State last week, while conditions worsened in southern counties, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
Pakistan has sought details from the World Bank on how to advance on constitution of Court of Arbitration (CoA) and appointment of Neutral Expert (NE) to resolve the dispute on 330MW Kishanganga project on Jhelum River and 850MW Ratle hydropower project being erected on the Chenab River.
The largest sugar company in New South Wales is seeking $27 million dollars in government assistance after being devastated by the floods earlier this year.
Offering a high-impact end-to-end agricultural solution to farmers using its proprietary analytical software platform is Agrotech India, a company which focuses on agriculture, water resources and drone services.
Corn planting can't outrun the rain forever, as Matthew Krueger knows well. Storms chased the East Grand Forks, Minnesota, farmer out of the field late last week. He still had 300 acres of his 2022 corn crop left to plant.
Agricultural operations in South Dakota have been significantly impacted by a severe weather event that included straight-line winds, causing wide-spread, extensive destruction across the state.
An untimely drought in the southern U.S. plains is threatening the winter wheat crop here at home, as the war between two of the world’s largest wheat exporters rages on.
Maize and sorghum farmers in Kisumu are staring at glaring losses this season after the African armyworms destroyed 60% of the crops. Kisumu County Chief Officer in charge of agriculture Dr. Paul Omanga confirmed that the pests which have now been brought under control destroyed 10, 000 acres of the crops and pasture in the area.
Soybean crops on New South Wales' North Coast have been ruinedby the flooding in late February. Tony Carusi grows soybeans, rice and cane in Kilgin on the Richmondriver near Broadwater Mill.
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers discovered they can predict corn southern rust epidemic outbreaks by utilizing unmanned aerial systems, UAS, or drones, early enough to help prevent economic damage for growers.
In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 crops is in danger of being permanently destroyed.
Devastating crop losses. Parched land. Millions of dead and dying cattle, goats and camels. Starving and severely malnourished children. Rising global grain prices that force families to go hungry. These are the indelible marks of the food crisis in Africa.
In the Creston Valley, Sutcliffe Farms is the largest asparagus producer in B.C., with 100 acres of the prized vegetables. Customers come from all over the Kootenays to enjoy the harvest, which quickly sells out by mid-June.