Reading Time: 2 minutes The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.
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Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods
River level at Amazon rainforest port hits 122-year low amid drought
Grain exports and essential supplies affected
Reading Time: 2 minutes The river port in the Amazon rainforest's largest city of Manaus on Friday hit its lowest level since 1902, as a drought drains waterways and snarls transport of grain exports and essential supplies that are the region's lifeline.
Argentine farmers abandon some wheat fields, hope for rain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Argentine farmers have begun abandoning some wheat fields due to an extended lack of rainfall in certain parts of its agricultural heartland, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said in a weekly report on Thursday.
Drought dominates Ukrainian winter grain sowing fields, forecasters say
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kyiv | Reuters – Ukrainian farmers have started sowing winter grain crops for the 2025 harvest, but the availability of moisture in the soil in most regions of Ukraine is extremely low, state weather forecasters said on Wednesday. In recent years, Ukraine has often experienced a lack of soil moisture during autumn sowing, but farmers […] Read more
Beef experts share lessons learned from three years of drought
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years.
Prairie drought conditions improve in June: AAFC
Reading Time: < 1 minute Above-normal precipitation and cooler temperatures helped drought conditions improve across most of the Canadian Prairies in June, according to the latest drought monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada showing conditions as of June 30.
Canadian drought conditions improve: AAFC
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shifting weather patterns helped drought conditions significantly improve across much of Canada in May, with the most significant improvements seen through the southern Prairies where an upper-level low provided cooler and unsettled conditions bringing well above-normal precipitation, according to the latest drought monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada showing conditions as of May 31. […] Read more
Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists
Reading Time: 2 minutes Municipalities and irrigation districts in Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday.
Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought
Reading Time: 2 minutes Residents of the Zimbabwean village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving handouts of grain, peas and cooking oil.
Farmers, oil drillers in parched Alberta brace for water shortage
Drought could cause double-digit declines in Alberta's wheat yields, data suggests
Reading Time: 3 minutes Drought in Alberta is stretching into its fourth year and farmers and oil companies are planning for water restrictions that threaten production of wheat, beef and crude.
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