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WA vegetable growers fear water licence fees will force many to leave horticultural industry

“Many horticulture businesses are only marginally profitable – the average return on capital of the bottom 25 per cent of participating growers was negative 6 per cent,” he said. “The introduction of ... read more

UK: Fruit production may have escaped the worst of the frost

A severe frost could significantly impact British fruit production ... The general opinion in England seems to be that there is not too much damage but growers are still assessing the fruit trees and ... read more

UM Researchers helped write National Climate Assessment, focused on impact in Great Lakes

resulting in frost damage when cold conditions occur in late spring, as was the case with cherries in Michigan in 2012, leading to an economic impact of $220 million.” Lemos and Jorns say they don’t w... read more

Florida citrus growers relieved Hurricane Matthew had little impact on new crop

“Remembering the impacts ... growers can’t rest too easily, however. Additional fruit drop can occur in the next several weeks from hurricane-related stress on the trees, particularly greening-infecte... read more

Arkansas fruit growers assess damage from freeze, brace for second round of cold

Arkansas fruit growers are enduring a nervous week, sandwiched between two periods of freezing weather at a critical time for their crops. A week ago, Arkansas’ fruit growers were assessing damage ... ... read more

National Climate Assessment report warns of dire future

The Northeast is already feeling the impact. A new federal report delivers a dire warning ... And - even if fossil-fuel emissions are slashed - the report, called the National Climate Assessment, pred... read more

Tax credit proposed for hard-hit apple growers

"While we’re still assessing our ... The berry growers, it’s a little spotty." She estimated strawberry growers in the region may experience crop reductions of 20 percent to 25 percent, with smaller i... read more

Climate Assessment looks at human welfare, environment

“They have to endure the possibility of spring frost for an extra four ... The national assessment also warns that the aging infrastructure in the Northeast isn’t able to handle the effects of climate ... read more

Arizona lettuce growers were 'sweating bullets' waiting for romaine E. coli advisory to end

An environmental assessment later confirmed the ... But the advisory's impact could have been worse. To take advantage of the strong romaine market and meet holiday demand, growers were harvesting ahe... read more

When it rains it pours: The compounding effects of climate change on Virginia wineries

While deadly wildfires rage in California and Hurricane Maria’s true death toll remains unknown, Central Virginia may seem far removed from the devastating impacts of climate ... so heavily on on the ... read more

It's a tight market for Christmas trees

DANVERS — Despite the reports of a nationwide shortage of Christmas trees, local growers say it's a misperception ... The Great Recession didn't have a big impact on the planting schedule at Herrick T... read more

Assessment on the Impact of the El Niño Event in PNG, October 2015

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is currently experiencing the effects ... These assessment findings are being used to inform CARE programming – in order to better address the needs of men, women girls and boys ... read more