The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in supplemental feed costs in 2021 through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP).
Producing fruit and vegetables could become problematic in the Alsace region. Rain has been scarce in Alsace for the past few months, the first time in nearly 60 years. Forced to irrigate every day, producers fear that the weather will not improve.
The newly sworn in Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab has become the target of ire after farmers whose crops were razed for the chief minister’s swearing-in ceremony were reportedly paid higher compensation than cotton farmers whose produce was damaged by pests.
Early frosts in Argentina’s farming belt could cause further losses to soybeans and corn for the 2021/22 season, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said on Thursday, a potential blow to production already hit hard by drought earlier this year.
Farmers in Busia County are staring at huge losses after fall armyworms invaded their farms, destroying tens of acres of maize, sorghum and finger millet. The dreaded worms have destroyed over 500 acres of maize at Nasewa sub-location out of 1045 acres under the crop.
Eggs from fall army worm, a pest that caused millions of dollars worth of crop damage in China, the USA and across Africa, were found in Tauranga, Biosecurity New Zealand says.
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.
February’s frost has led to the pits for some San Joaquin County cherry growers. As a result, the county has filed for an emergency declaration with the state of California, which the San Joaquin Farm Bureau hopes will help farmers financially.
"Production has not peaked yet due to the relatively low temperatures," reports manager Emile Fellini. "After harvesting operations in Campania, the produce should now be coming from Apulia, but there are a few delays."
As farmers are setting their planters and testing seed depth, they are also paying close attention to weather before planting. Spring weather in the Midwest can run the gamut — ideal planting conditions one day, cold and snowy the next.
Berry farmers in Orangeburg County say they're feeling the impact of recent changes in weather with many experiencing a major loss. “The farming community is what feeds the world," said Earley.
Biodiversity losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies, impact large, developed economies, according to a new study. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University of Reading have shown that pollinator decline and potential loss of pollination services can have widespread implications for global trade in food.
Working with interstate and national horticultural industry representatives, NSW government agencies this month took a forward step to fortify the state against one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests, Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly).
Researchers are using synchrotron light to literally peel back the onion cell walls to help plants better withstand the stresses caused by climate change and disease.
Drones with their applications are making a big impact on the life around us as they are making a foray into every sector due to their multifarious usages and last mile connectivity.
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.