Rain continues to put a damper on seeding in Saskatchewan. According to the weekly crop report from the province’s Ministry of Agriculture, 33 per cent of the 2022 crop is in the ground, significantly behind the five-year average of 53 per cent for this time of year.
ASAJA-Almería foresees an "uneven" almond production in this Spanish province. The impact of the weather conditions this spring has affected 59% of the almond tree acreage.
Intermittent heavy showers and rough sea battered parts of Alappuzha on Wednesday. Waterlogging has been reported from several low-lying areas in the district. People living in coastal areas are on the edge after being hit by high tidal waves.
Incessant rains in Mysuru and surrounding regions since the last few days has affected agricultural activity with water logging reported in several areas.
"Looking at the NOAA official summer temperature outlook, a greater number of storms are expected, as the forecast calls for higher temperatures and normal to above-normal precipitation," according to Kevin McNew, Chief Economist for Farmers Business Network (FBN).
Quebec beekeepers are calling on the federal and provincial governments for emergency aid as bee populations see a mortality three times higher than the average.
Much of the western U.S. has been in the grip of an unrelenting drought since early 2020. The dryness has coincided with record-breaking wildfires, intense and long-lasting heat waves, low stream flows and dwindling water supplies in reservoirs that millions of people across the region rely on.
Rick Flower had a shop on his farmstead south of Benson where he did auto body work. It’s gone now. Wind took it away during the May 12 storms that caused widespread damage in the state. All that’s left of the shop is a concrete slab and the framework of three metal hoists.
In the Philippines, farming is a risky business. The country is battered by an average of 20 typhoons a year and as the storms become more intense due to climate change, the stakes get bigger for Filipino farmers, who make up a quarter of the country’s workforce.
Texas olive producers face another season of setbacks due to weather conditions, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Like in 2021, the 2022 olive fruit crop is expected to be a near-total failure, said Stephen Janak, AgriLife Extension program specialist, Hallettsville.
It only took minutes for the majority of the berries on Troyer Farm to be damaged following a hailstorm a few weeks ago. “It is a devastating loss when something like that, 10 minutes, an excellent crop can be nothing,” Kenneth Troyer, owner of Troyer’s Farm said.
The area devoted to potato and onion cultivation in the Valencian Community has decreased significantly since 2007 because both productions have low profitability. Vicente José Sebastià, the man responsible for AVA-Asaja's vegetable sector, said this year's campaign has been a real disaster because of the weather in early spring and that the profitability of most farms remains low.
Paddy, vegetables and banana cultivation in over 216 hectares in Ernakulam district have been hit by heavy rain and bad weather since May 1, first information reports from farmers have said.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that for the convenience of the farmers, a new portal for payment of crop compensation will be launched soon and for this, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department has completed all the required preparations.
Roads and Buildings Minister Dadisetti Raja on Tuesday said that early commencement of Kharif operations would prevent crop loss due to incessant rains during the winter in the Godavari delta.
The cold snap in southern Europe is known to have affected stone fruit blossoming in many growing regions, with crops suffering tremendously in some places, especially on the Iberian Peninsula.