Flooding and saturated soil present significant challenges to agricultural crop production. Different crops have varying levels of tolerance to wet soils, with most crops experiencing damage or death within 1-7 days of flooding depending on the species …

Hurricanes, floods, and power outages may have lingering and potentially hazardous public health impacts on grain and vegetable crops, as well as food manufacturing facilities, food warehouses,...

Jan 17, 2013 · This article is a compilation of information from several sources to help growers understand how to report and seek assistance to mitigate crop losses, and how to decide what crops might be salvageable after the waters recede.

Jul 2, 2020 · Four days or more of flooding stresses the crop, delays plant growth, and causes the plants be shorter with fewer nodes. Flooding for 6 days or more can depress yields significantly, while flooding for a week or more may result in significant (or entire) stand losses.

Oct 18, 2024 · While it’s difficult to completely prepare your farm fields for a flood event, swift actions taken after can help save growers and their crops. According to our latest State of the Vegetable Industry Survey, 20% of respondents experienced flood events in the past year.

Reporting Losses and Submitting Applications If your operation was impacted by flooding or excessive moisture and you have an interest in participating in an available disaster assistance program, you should report losses and damages to FSA and/or your Approved Insurance Provider for crop insurance claims.

This guidance is an important resource for the growers who produce and market these crops, as they are responsible for assuring the safety of flood-affected food crops for human consumption.

Apr 21, 2023 · Considering the anticipated rise in wet extremes due to climate change, effective management of flood risks in global agriculture necessitates an initial assessment of the impact of floods on crop production.

Jun 25, 2024 · Flooded soils will encounter problems caused by the reduction of soil arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) fungi colonization rates the following growing season. AM fungi colonize the root systems of crops in a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship.

Grasses such as ryegrass, orchardgrass, fescue and meadow foxtail will probably grow through a moderate silt deposit, and can stand several days of flooding without injury.