French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years. The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more
It’s been three years since a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest festival in as Vegas, killing 61 people and injuring almost 900 more. And on Thursday, country music star Jason Aldean, who was on stage at the time the shooting started, marked the anniversary with an Instagram post in which he remembered … Read more
Shine on harvest moon! Earth’s nearest neighbour provides skywatchers with a stunning display after heatwave summer saw below-average sunshine First full moon of September, known as the ‘Corn Moon’, photographed over Hengistbury Head in Dorset It will reach its peak at around 6.22am today and continue to illuminate the sky again overnight until Thursday Stunning … Read more
Price of bread is set to rise after worst wheat harvest in 40 years due to extreme weather Volatile extremes of rainfall followed by intense heat has destroyed wheat crops Farmers say their grain silos are nearly empty where they should be full by now Some millers have already started charging up to 10 per … Read more
Poor harvest! Mysterious 200ft Covid crop circle appears in Wiltshire farmer’s barley field The mysterious coronavirus-shaped crop circle was discovered on Friday in farmer’s barley field in Wiltshire Eye-catching 200ft design was found in the county which is said to be the epicentre of crop circle tourism The exact location of circle has not been … Read more
Desperate vineyard owners have flown Romanian fruit pickers in to Italy by private jet in a bid to save their grape harvests. One of the fruit pickers who was flown to the northern Italian town of Termeno said it was the first time they had been on a plane. Italy’s vines have not stopped growing during … Read more
Strawberry yields forever: Warm weather sees British growers harvest one of the country’s biggest ever hauls The sunshine will make the berries sweeter than in previous years Record levels of sunshine in recent weeks have led to an estimated 20 per cent increase in strawberry production Tesco has bought an extra 300 tons of British-grown … Read more
Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more
Residents on a small island off the coast of Belize have begun harvesting fresh drinking water from the air after shipments from the mainland were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The residents of Caye Caulker Island, 20 miles off the coast of Belize City, are using 23 solar-powered hydropanels from Zero Mass Water to … Read more