USA - Heavy rains delay planting in southern Minnesota
Several heavy rainfall events across Southern Minnesota, as well as some adjoining areas of extreme Northern Iowa, have resulted in major delays to the completion of Spring planting in 2023.
26.05.2023
26.05.2023
Hungary - Lower apricot exports to rest of Europe due to frost damage
Hungary’s 2023 apricot export season, set to start next month, will see lower volumes sent to the rest of Europe due to widespread frost damage during spring. Last year producers and exporters in the country had a good season, with reasonable volumes, while prices received from Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland were higher than years before.
26.05.2023
India - Hailstorm causes massive damage to crops in north Kashmir
The hailstorm , gusty winds and heavy rainfall wreck havoc across several parts of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday afternoon.The hailstorm damaged apple orchards, paddy fields besides cherry crop badly. The apple growers believe loss is worth crores of rupees.
26.05.2023
USA - Local farmer worried about drought impact on crop yields
Kansas farmers are hoping for rain as summer approaches and a drought continues that could hurt crop yields.“That’s everybody’s morning prayer, don’t let the rain stop," said Jay Armstrong, a local farmer.
26.05.2023
Ukraine - Stolen fertilizer, destroyed tractors and $40B in losses
Direct damage estimates amount to $8.7 billion, while indirect losses — including lower production of crops and livestock, as well as logistics disruptions and higher production costs — totaled $31.5 billion.
26.05.2023
How AI is transforming agriculture: precision farming and smart irrigation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various industries, and agriculture is no exception. The rapid advancements in AI technology have given rise to precision farming and smart irrigation, which are transforming the way farmers cultivate their land and manage their resources.
26.05.2023
USA - Storms bring much needed rain to Texas High Plains, some crop damage
A series of storm systems has passed through the region over the past two weeks, bringing beneficial rainfall to West Texas, along with some damaging severe weather.Since May 1, Lubbock has received 2.89 inches of rain, while Amarillo has received 4.29 inches. Yearly totals are 6.15 and 3.75 inches, respectively.
26.05.2023
Canada - N.S. fruit grower says February's cold snap destroyed peach, plum, nectarine crops
Emily Lutz, the association's executive director, said peach, plum and nectarine trees were severely damaged when temperatures dropped to –25 C after what had been an unseasonably mild winter.
25.05.2023
“Unprecedented situation" for the peach and nectarine 2023 harvest
During the 2023 crop forecast webinar, Eric Hostalnou explained that the sector is “facing an unprecedented situation this year.” The current weather conditions, the drought in Spain and France as well as the recent floods in northern Italy, make it very difficult to estimate the losses that these events will generate.
25.05.2023
Italy - Bad weather causes damage in Sicily again
Winds exceeding 100 km/h hit western, northern, and central Sicily on May 19th and 20th. Greenhouses covered in (old) plastic films and polytunnels were damaged, as well as many blossoming citrus fruit groves and orchards in full production.
25.05.2023
Spain - Rain prevents early potato harvest in Seville and Cartagena and there will be product shortages in the coming days
The rains recorded in Andalusia and Cartagena have interrupted the early potato harvest in the main production areas. It is feared, therefore, that in the coming days there won't be enough supply to meet all the demand.
25.05.2023
Spain - Producer of tropical crops considers his fields as lost
Although the rains of recent days have brought some relief, drought and the depletion of water reserves in the Axarquia and the Costa Tropical de Granada have been causing great difficulties to the tropical sector, as "there appear to be no viable short term solutions," says producer Francisco Garcia.
25.05.2023
Italy - Part of the potato and onion production is lost
We can say potatoes are lost in the areas hit by the flood in Emilia Romagna (Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena and Bologna provinces), as 24 hours under water are more than enough to destroy the crops. The situation is not much better when it comes to red onions, even though they are sturdier.
25.05.2023
New Zealand - Chinese research offers promise to prevent spread of Brown marmorated stink bug
Zespri International is funding research to understand the lifecycle of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)on organic and conventional kiwifruit in China, part of its native range. Now, Chinese scientists are making progress which could help prevent the brown marmorated stink bug spreading in New Zealand.
25.05.2023
USA - Cold snap may have wiped out Upper Valley apple crop
At 2 a.m. last Thursday, owner Norah Lake and her work crew at Sweetland, a 12-acre fruit and vegetable farm in Norwich, were in the orchard, dousing apple, plum and pear trees from a network of irrigation pumps.
25.05.2023
Australia - Study discovers new method that lowers crop damage from mice, during plague
A non-toxic method to prevent mice from devouring wheat crops has been shown to drastically reduce seed loss.The technique, developed by scientists at the University of Sydney, could be a game-changer in the management of crop loss to mice plague.