The latest project report by the Agriculture Department highlighting its achievement in the 2021-22 fiscal has drawn the criticism of various farmers’ organisations in Kozhikode district.
In the southern regions of Moldova, frosts in the first decade of April caused damage to flowering plantations of almonds, apricots and some European varieties of cherries (Kodiya, etc.), sensitive to sudden changes in weather and demanding on agricultural technology.
The frost damage in French stone fruit is very localised according to Theo Kampschoer of Kampexport. "I have the feeling that in Les Baronnies in particular there is a lot of damage.
Stating that wild boars were devouring crops, farmers have appealed to the State government to control their population or take steps to prevent them from entering farmlands.
Maize farmers in Kitui West subcounty are staring at losses after fall armyworms invaded their farms, destroying tens of acres of the crop and pastureland.
Accidental fires have been inflicting a severe blow to farmers in several villages of the region in Jind, Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Bhiwani districts in the last couple of days.
California’s farms are the largest food producers in the nation, but ongoing drought conditions are wreaking havoc on this $50 billion sector. Crop revenue losses, combined with groundwater over-pumping and upstream supply-chain impacts, may have slashed the state’s agricultural revenue as much as $1.7 billion in 2021, according to a new brief published by thePublic Policy Institute of California.
Huanglongbing (HLB), or yellow dragon disease, is a deadly bacterial disease for citrus fruit. Already present in almost all producing regions, HLB is now threatening the Mediterranean basin with the arrival of the psyllid, its insect vector. Given the impact on production and the resulting increase in prices, Cirad is developing integrated pest management strategies, together with its partners as part of several projects, including Tropicsafe, a project funded by the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union, which has just been completed.
It’s 10 minutes after 2 early Thursday morning and Kerry Mattics inspects a thermometer hanging on a deer fence that surrounds his family’s fruit orchard.
The industry employs over 420,000 people and generates more than $50 billion in annual revenue. Farmers have steadily improved productivity, shifting to crops that generate more profit and jobs per unit of water—like fruits, nuts, and vegetables—while maintaining a sizeable share of the nation’s dairy and beef cattle production.
Cypriot grape production has collapsed by 93 per cent over the last 30 years, seeing the island shifting from being a grape exporter to an importer. MPs were presented with the startling statistics during Tuesday’s House agriculture committee, as those in the industry press for state aid.
Five central teams of scientists arrived in Punjab on Wednesday to take samples of the freshly harvested wheat crop after reports of loss in grain quality.
It is still too early for a definitive assessment, but the cold wave that hit France in early April seems to have caused less damage than in 2021. This year’s frost episode should leave fewer wounds in both orchards and spirits.
The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Catalonia (FCAC) met on Monday, in Lleida, with the cooperatives affected by the intense frost of early April.
According to the first estimates of Agroseguro, the compensations for the frost in Spain last week, due to the Ciril storm, rose to 150 million euro. "The Arctic front that penetrated the peninsula has become the worst agrarian insurance meteorological event in the Spanish countryside throughout the country's agrarian insurance 42 years of history," the entity stated.
Wheat crop on around 15 acres was destroyed in a fire that broke out at Behman Diwana village in Bathinda on Wednesday. The crop allegedly caught fire following a short-circuit in a low-hanging high-tension wire. Farmers have sought compensation for the crop loss.