USDA: Florida Orange Crop Down 36% After Twin Hurricanes December 12, 2022 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Production of oranges in Florida this season is forecast to be down 36% from earlier...
Drought Snarls Mississippi River Transit in Blow to Farmers October 31, 2022 By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter and Jeff Roberson ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off...
Southwest Florida Agriculture Takes Big Hit from Hurricane Ian October 24, 2022 By James A. Jones Jr. BRADENTON, Fla. (AP ) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida at the worst possible time for many in...
China Battles Forest Fires as Fears Linger over Harvest August 23, 2022 SHANGHAI —The southwestern Chinese regions of Chonqging and Sichuan were battling fires on Tuesday as they awaited a long-anticipated drop...
China Plans Cloud Seeding to Protect Grain Crop from Drought August 22, 2022 By Mark Schiefelbein CHONGQING, China (AP) — China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals...
UN: Droughts, Less Water in Europe as Warming Wrecks Crops March 3, 2022 By Aritz Parra and Sergio Rodrigo LA HERRADURA, Spain (AP) — “Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.”...
‘Desperate For Tires.’ Components Shortage Roils US Harvest October 12, 2021 By P.J. Huffstutter and Mark Weinraub CHICAGO — Dale Hadden cannot find any spare tires for his combine harvester. So the Illinois farmer told his harvest...
Cyclone Damages Indian Crops Just Before Harvesting September 29, 2021 By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI — Heavy rains brought by Cyclone Gulab damaged India’s summer-sown crops such as soybeans, cotton, pulses and vegetables just...
Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to Get Overtime Pay November 9, 2020 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they...
Report: Iowa’s Derecho Crop Losses Increase By More Than 50% October 12, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa — Crop loss estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa in August have increased by...