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CTV News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Precipitation in Sask. has varying impact on crops, according to weekly report
WATCH: According to the latest weekly provincial crop report, widespread precipitation in Saskatchewan last week had varying impacts on crops.
CBC
26-07-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Corn, and its sweat, is cranking up the heat for midwesterners in the U.S. But how is the crop affecting those north of the border?
It's corn season in Quebec but the tasty treat can play a role in how sweaty temperatures. In the U.S., the crop is cranking up the heat due to a natural plant process.
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Warwickshire farmer's 'nightmare' after fire on first harvest day
A Warwickshire farmer has experienced his "worst nightmare" after a fire destroyed part of his crop on the first day of Hadley, who owns Chesterton Farm in Harbury, near Leamington Spa, spotted smoke in his field on Wednesday as he began to gather his winter quickly identified where the blaze had started and used a fire extinguisher to try to limit the spread, but in the meantime the field also went Fire and Rescue Service warned during the latest heatwave that a "small ember could cause a huge wildfire". "A fire of this size you can't put it out, you've just got to stop the feed of it," Mr Hadley managed to contain the blaze using his tractor as a firebreak, but described how the "tinder-dry" conditions had "exaggerated" the blaze into "quite a substantial fire". "It was all going seemingly perfect, moisture contents were great, everything was going nicely until a quarter of way into the field, smoke," he said."[But] it could have been a lot worse." Mr Hadley said a "fair patch" of his winter feed, that was already in short supply, had been destroyed and the blaze had made him nervous as he continued to harvest. He added that his biggest cost would be to repair the machinery that was damaged as he tried to control the spread of fire. Despite his growing concerns about the UK's extreme weather, Mr Hadley remained positive."Everyday comes with its challenges, but truthfully that's what we [farmers] love," he said. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Bloomberg
30-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Why Pistachios Are Everywhere Right Now
Demand for the Instagram-friendly nuts have driven up margins for farmers, who are preparing for a bumper crop this fall. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
27-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
India's Rice Bins Are Stuffed and Another Record Crop is Coming
India's stash of rice is running at the highest for this time in at least two decades, raising the risk it will run out of room to store it all as another record crop looms. Overflowing reserves — equal to more than one-tenth of the annual global production — are becoming a headache for the world's second-biggest grower as authorities struggle to create extra storage. Forecasts of above-average rains have raised expectations that the nation will reap another bumper crop this year, increasing the risk of the grain rotting in open storage facilities.
