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Most areas adjacent to the Himalayas, east central India and some parts of east and northeast India are likely to see normal to above normal rainfall during the August-September period. However, peninsular India, western and central parts of the country are most likely to receive below normal rainfall.

Farmer views: July a washout with some cattle housed in parts 2023-07-31

Strawberries remained Santa Barbara Countys top crop in 2022 and cauliflower climbed to No. 2, leaving wine grapes again at No. 3 for a second consecutive year.

We diversified, we tried different crops, we tried different cows. we sold ice cream. we did everything we could. but always it was this clay that was against us. so lets just stop for a second and look around, because what we are surrounded by now is a form of wildness. yes. its extraordinary, isnt it? i mean, in about 2004, 2005, this would have been a field of wheat. so what we did, piecemeal, over about six years, was leave the fields after their last harvest — just left them open as stubb...

For me, very exciting to be here. but im trying to understand what has happened to this land of yours, because when you arrived here, this was an intensively farmed land, wasnt it? it was. my husband, charlie, inherited it from his grandparents when he was in his early 20s, and this was back in the 1980s. and every inch of the land was ploughed, it was producing arable crops and dairy. and we fully expected to be farmers for the rest of our lives. mm. 17 years on, we were £1.5 million in debt, ...

Banks and insurance companies covering crops and livestock have seen increased demand as South Africa's farms prepare for a moderate-to-strong El Niño in summer.

Summer weather in Wyoming is about as varied as can be, creating lush green pastures just miles from dry, barren ground.

Spring barley production forecast down significantly in Europe 2023-07-30

The cost of transporting and shipping these crops has gone up so much. and these... the global south are really struggling to get hold of dollars and hard currency. commodities and foods are pretty much always denominated in us dollars. and the fact that these countries are struggling to get hold of dollars in order to import this is really putting a strain on those economies. so i think the famine... i mean, governments will do what they can to try and avoid it. and this is exactly what india i...

They have to get around the world. and only recently, the supply chains, they were gripped in chaos following the covid pandemic. so how is all of this now playing out? well, my next guest runs one of the biggest freight, shipping and transport companies in the world. jeremy nixon, good to see you and thanks forjoining us. and jeremy, lets start with this because weve seen all these heat waves and floods and export bans on rice from india. just to take a few examples, im wondering how is that pl...