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 …
As South Australian temperatures plummet below zero severely damaging crops, some growers are turning to creative methods to protect their produce. Key points: Consecutive days of below zero temperatures in SA damages crops A citrus grower lathers trees in molasses in an attempt to protect produce Avocado growers anxiously wait to assess what if any damage, the frosts have caused …
