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Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease
2 days, 10 hours ago

Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases. The impact of Hurricanes Irma in 2017,Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024 on trees already weakened from years of citrus greening disease “has led Alico to conclude …

Florida Grower Citrus Disease
Govt sets up panel on wheat as farms brace for heat wave
1 year, 10 months ago

Govt sets up panel on wheat as farms brace for heat wave

Live Mint  

The Centre has mounted an unprecedented interministerial effort to protect the country’s wheat crop, a winter staple, which faces imminent risks from anticipated heatwaves due to early summer, and has set up a panel to deal with the problem. Last year, a similar disastrous hot spell in March, when temperatures soared to record highs, crippled wheat yields as output shrank …

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Cotton harvest delayed by months of wet weather in NSW
2 years, 7 months ago

Cotton harvest delayed by months of wet weather in NSW

ABC  

Relentless rain is delaying the cotton harvest by up to two months in parts of New South Wales. Key points: Harvest is usually done in the beginning of April and finished by around May The longer the cotton stays out the more degraded its quality becomes This wet cycle has been one of the worst farmers have seen In a …

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Comboyne avocado grower has best crop ever after narrowly missing destructive 2019 hailstorm
4 years, 2 months ago

Comboyne avocado grower has best crop ever after narrowly missing destructive 2019 hailstorm

ABC  

Kevin Debreceny had a lucky escape when a severe hailstorm hit the Comboyne Plateau on the New South Wales Mid North Coast last year, narrowly missing his avocado farm. Key points: Comboyne Plateau avocado farmers fear a repeat of last year's devastating hailstorm Kevin Debreceny has harvested his highest quality crop after narrowly missing last year's storm The Tidemans' destroyed …

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Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop as processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market
4 years, 7 months ago

Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop as processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market

ABC  

Tasmanian potato growers, who produce the bulk of Australia's French fries, are having a disastrous harvest. Key points: A wet Tasmanian Autumn has left potatoes rotting in the field Many paddocks are too muddy to harvest Processors fear dumping of European potato chips Months of wet weather is making it impossible to get onto paddocks in parts of the state. …

European Tasmania Tasmanian Potato Grower
Canola set to bloom again after rain boosts grower confidence in the crop
4 years, 8 months ago

Canola set to bloom again after rain boosts grower confidence in the crop

ABC  

Canola is set to bloom again in New South Wales with widespread rain expected to lift production levels as farmers get back into sowing the crop. Key points: Last year canola production in NSW was down 75 per cent on the 10-year average With rains now returning to the state, canola is a big focus for growers in the in …

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