India - Kerala farmers lose crops worth Rs 261 crore in unprecedented summer showers
The unprecedented summer showers and strong winds that lashed Kerala over the last few days have caused extensive damage to crops across the State.
12.04.2022
11.04.2022
India - Administration report confirms crop losses in Narnaund last year
The district administration committee formed to look into the compensation demand of the agitating farmers in Kheri Jalab tehsil has suggested that the cotton crop in the region has suffered damage while moong and guar produce too was hit in terms of quality.
11.04.2022
Spain - The potato harvest in the Campo de Cartagena is one month delayed
However, there will be a considerable reduction in production due to the accumulation of water in the fields and the failure to treat the pests, given the impossibility of entering the crops due to the accumulation of mud.
11.04.2022
India - Untimely rain affects groundnut crop
The recent untimely rain has affected the groundnut crop cultivated in Kota hobli of Brahmavar in Udupi. Owing to the rain, the groundnut has started rotting in the field.
11.04.2022
Mexico - Frosts ravage Guadalajara's green asparagus harvest
The frost of the last days could have wiped out the production of asparagus in the province of Guadalajara, as it coincided with the moment when the tips were already sprouting, as Asaja confirmed after a first evaluation.
11.04.2022
Bangladesh - Spectre of fresh floods and crop damage Haor region
Floods in early April destroyed paddy on around 6,500 hectares of land in the region, according to the government. Now the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre says fresh rains in the north and northeast are likely to trigger more floods by the end of the week.
11.04.2022
USA - Kleberg farmers struggle to care for crops due to lack of rainwater
Dry conditions across South Texas have area farmers and ranchers keeping an eye out for rain, but as the drought continues, they are hoping it comes sooner rather than later.
11.04.2022
France - Producers take note of the damage due to frost
Despite the installations to fight the frost, many producers were not able to protect their crops. It is still too early to fully assess the damage, but some professionals can already see some considerable damage on their farms.
11.04.2022
Italy - The ongoing drought threatens agriculture yields and energy production
The European Commission’s “Drought in northern Italy - March 2022” report offers an assessment of the evolution and impact of the 4-month long drought in the region, based on data from the JRC Global Drought Observatory (GDO) of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS).
08.04.2022
USA - How an herbicide for cotton could hurt the Texas Hill Country wine industry
The Panhandle’s High Plains are an arid, inhospitable swath of land where temperatures often rise over 100 degrees and wind blows a good 5 miles an hour faster than the national average.
08.04.2022
Spain - Severe frosts in the stone fruit and pear producing areas of Lleida and Aragon
The cold snap that swept Spain last weekend caused severe frosts in Aragon and Lleida, which are important producing areas of mid-season and late stone fruit, as well as pears, among other crops.
08.04.2022
France - Fruit growers and vineyards endure coldest April day in 75 years
Overnight Sunday and early Monday, French wine and fruit growers have been unpleasantly surprised by the coldest April day since 1947. This is the second straight year they have suffered freak spring weather.
08.04.2022
France - Producers hit by the frost again
The frost is back in the French orchards. Candles, spraying, fires…For the second year in a row, producers must work twice as hard to try to save their future harvests.
08.04.2022
India - Raiders of the crop
If the growing frequency of erratic weather conditions, unavailability of fertiliser and paucity of workforce were not enough, farmers in the country report being faced with the challenge of saving their hard-grown produce from wild animals.
08.04.2022
USA - Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests
Promoting early season plant cover, primarily through the use of cover crops, can be more effective at reducing pest density and crop damage than insecticide applications, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers.
08.04.2022
Coffee and tomatoes among the foods on the decline due to climate change
Winds, droughts, and heavy storms are affecting key agricultural regions around the world, causing many farms to fall short of their required product demand. But how exactly is climate change affecting some of our most loved produce and what does this mean for the future of the crops?