Crop yields have increased dramatically in recent decades, but crops like maize would have improved more without climate change
Climate change has slowed the productivity of key crops such as maize and soybeans, but might have had small positive…
Cargill’s revenues drop as ample crops depress prices
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Cargill, the…
Scientists researching wasps that may protect B.C. berries
Every year, invasive insects gnaw away at Canadian farms, gardens and wild plants, spreading disease and disturbing ecosystems. But tiny wasps that lay…
Scorch virus continues to threaten B.C.’s blueberry crop
One day in May 2023, Anand Aujlay was walking through his eight-hectare blueberry farm in Delta, B.C, when he noticed…
Quebec farmers say they’re facing a cutworm infestation like they’ve never seen
An unusual infestation of cutworms is wreaking havoc in fields in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.Témiscamingue, in northwestern Quebec, has been especially affected by…
Scorching heat in China is hurting summer crops, ministry says
BEIJING: Searing temperatures and drought in parts of China are adversely impacting summer planting, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday…
China floods hit rice, corn crops; trigger food inflation worries
BEIJING: Floods have damaged corn and rice crops in China's key northern grain-producing belt, traders and analysts said, with more…
