26.08.2010 Canada - Nova Scotia launches resource project for new farmers Nova Scotia's ag department has launched a program aimed at connecting the province's new farmers with support, services and other available resources. The four-year program, dubbed Thinkfarm, includes a co-ordinator working on resources for new farmers. It also offers a guidebook, resource fact sheets and a website as a "one-stop location for all information".
26.08.2010 Canada - Insurance provides flexibility for Northern Alberta crops In response to drier than normal conditions in areas of Northern Alberta, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is reminding insured producers that their perennial and annual crop insurance policies provide coverage for loss of production resulting from natural perils, including dry conditions.
26.08.2010 Deadline for Fall Wheat Signup Fast Approaching Farmers who want to insure this fall's and next spring's crops will have some decisions to make regarding crop insurance choices. The new guidelines combine previous yield and revenue plans into one standardized plan and will be known as the COMBO plan. New program combines Crop Revenue Coverage and Revenue Assurance policies into a new Revenue Protection policy. Actual Production History coverage is now called Yield Production. Additionally, price-setting methods and recordkeeping requirements also have changed.
26.08.2010 Somalia humanitarian crisis eases The number of people needing humanitarian assistance in Somalia has dropped by 25 percent to 2 million in the last six months, easing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The current situation indicates an improvement but with 27 percent of the population still in crisis the needs remain very significant. And if the next rain season is poor, then the numbers in crisis will rise again
26.08.2010 USA - Warning issued on blood born disease in horses North Carolina’s Department of Agriculture has issued a warning that cases of Equine Piroplasmosis have been recently found in North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture reports 11 cases of the blood born illness in four farms across the state. North Carolina joined 19 other states reporting cases of the disease, which was eradicated in North Carolina in 1988. The disease is caused by a blood born parasite and is generally passed by ticks or by needles.
25.08.2010 Canada - BIXS cattle ID system soon to go live After extensive beta-testing by computer-savvy ranchers this summer, the online record-keeping system called the BIXS, or Beef InfoXchange System, will be ready for launch for the cow-calf sector by September of this year. Along with the early adopters will be program partners such as members of the Beef Breeds Council, participants in the Pfizer Gold program, and the Canadian Angus Association, which will submit the contents of their databases into the system the instant it goes live.
25.08.2010 Heavy rains in June and July have devastated grain crops in much of southern Ukraine Heavy rains in June and July have devastated grain crops in much of southern Ukraine, proving that weather poses an ever present risk to production in this East European nation. The quality of much of the spring wheat and barley crop has degraded significantly. We have reduced our 2010/11 forecasts for both barley and wheat production, though are tentatively keeping our corn forecast steady.
25.08.2010 New crop insurance policies in store for 2011 Farmers who want to insure this fall’s and next spring’s crops will have some decisions to make regarding crop insurance choices. The new guidelines combine previous yield and revenue plans into one standardized plan and will be known as the COMBO plan. The new program combines Crop Revenue Coverage and Revenue Assurance policies into a new Revenue Protection policy. Actual Production History coverage is now called Yield Production. Additionally, price-setting methods and recordkeeping requirements also have changed.
25.08.2010 Drought costs Russia one billion dollars in crop losses Russia's agriculture industry faces losses of over one billion dollars after a record drought destroyed over a quarter of its crops. Drought had destroyed some 11 million hectares (27 million acres) of crops or 26 percent of the total harvest. Before the drought and a blistering heatwave, Russia was one of the world's top wheat exporters
25.08.2010 India - Himachal installs anti-hail guns to protect fruit crop Himachal Pradesh has installed anti-hail guns, the first in the country, to protect its fruit crops from hailstorms. Three anti-hails have been installed in fruit-growing belts of Shimla district under a pilot project. More guns would be installed in other areas if the project is successful. A radar has been installed at Tumdoo, located at an altitude of 10,000 feet near Khadapathar, while three hail guns have been set up in Jubbal, Kotkhai and Rohru areas.
07.06.2010 Adjusting Hail and Storm Damage on Maize seminar - September 8-10, 2010, Switzerland International Association of Agricultural Production Insurers offers a seminar on hail and storm damage on corn. The seminar is jointly organized by the association and Swiss Hail. the seminar will be conducted on September 8-10, 2010 in Egerkingen. Enrolment - by August 1, 2010. 12.04.2010 Remote Sensing Index-Based Crop Insurance Working Group meeting - August 10-11, 2010, USA The 2nd International Working Group On Remote Sensing Index-Based Crop Insurance will take place on August 10-11, 2010 in San Francisco, CA at the Fairmont Hotel. Practical technical issues related to implementing satellite derived index based crop insurance will be discussed.
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