Busy morning, and now nursing sore muscles. Picked up several hundred pounds of feed for the fowl, then went to a neighbor's house and shoveled up 2 yards of maple tree mulch that I ground up after last years hurricanes. I'll be using the mulch in the gardens. #farming
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After reading about bee death in southern Sweden and in the US, this article about Romania haystacks felt extra important. I can imagine it is all bleepin' hard work, but I think we need a bit more - or a lot more - entymology love in the world.
"Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?" From The Guardian's The Age of Extinction series.
The Guardian · Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?
Someone asked about feijoas, so this post is info for them… https://www.allforgardening.com/1246628/someone-asked-about-feijoas-so-this-post-is-info-for-them/ #CountryLife #farming #gardening #homesteading #SelfSufficiency
#goodnews #goodearth #agriculture #farming #cleanwater #civics #Australia
Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping into a River
Good News Network · Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping in RiverIt will boost one of the area's largest economic outputs and relieve farmers of irrigation pressures whenever the next dry period comes around
“This investment allows us to push innovation even further—developing reliable, science-backed biological solutions that improve soil health, strengthen crops, and reduce dependence on heavy chemical inputs.”
Windspeaker.comIndigenous agricultural biotech company receives $2M for R&D and to expand marketsAn Indigenous and family-owned agricultural biotech company based in Alberta has announced it has secured $2 million in seed money from an Indigenous-led investment firm. AdvancedAG, which is based out of the Alberta town of Raymond, announced its partnership with Raven Indigenous Capital Partners on March 31. The funding will help AdvancedAG further its research and development while expanding its markets, allowing more farmers in both Canada and the United States to utilize the company’s high-performance biological products.
How philanthropists are destroying African farms – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/apr/03/how-philanthropists-are-destroying-african-farms-video #Climatecrisis #Foodsecurity #Philanthropy #Biodiversity #Agriculture #Farming #Africa #Seeds #Kenya #Food
The Guardian · How philanthropists are destroying African farms – video
Plan for Norfolk megafarm rejected by councillors over environmental concerns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/plan-for-norfolk-megafarm-rejected-by-councillors-over-environmental-concerns #Climatecrisis #Environment #Farming #England #Norfolk #UKnews
The Guardian · Plan for Norfolk megafarm rejected by councillors over environmental concerns
Nanotech-induced cooling found to improve crop yields in arid climates
#agriculture #farming #nanotechnology #materials #water
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-nanotech-cooling-crop-yields-arid.html
Phys.org · Nanotech-induced cooling found to improve crop yields in arid climates
'While food standards remain a red line in negotiations, which are expected to continue beyond Wednesday, giving U.S. producers greater access to the U.K. market would put Britain’s farmers — already infuriated by tax changes — under further pressure.'
https://www.politico.eu/article/britain-does-not-deny-concessions-on-agriculture-in-uk-us-talks/
'Vance said there had been “infringements on free speech” in Britain, which “also affect American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens.”'
POLITICO · Britain does not deny concessions on agriculture in UK-US talks
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Another farmer-initiated heath fire gets hopelessly and inevitably out of control in winds gusting up to 40mph near Porthmadog today. Multiple fire units now having to try and stop it in incredibly challenging conditions.
Plume visible in satellite images, stretching across the Irish Sea just south of Anglesey, over to Northern Ireland.
Always prescient. Read. Share. Repeat.
https://allpoetry.com/poem/12622463-Manifesto--The-Mad-Farmer-Liberation-Front-by-Wendell-Berry
Endlich beginnt der Frühling wieder! Es geht auch schon voll zur Sache – eine Schubkarre voll Unkraut hier, ein Beet dort ausgesät, und die ersten Radieschen bahnen sich ihren Weg.
Spring is finally starting again! Things are already in full swing – a wheelbarrow full of weeds here, a bed sown there, and the first radishes are making their way.
https://www.europesays.com/1959062/ MSU’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute hosts AI conference #agriculture #AI #Artificial #ArtificialIntelligence #drones #farmer #FARMING #for #intelligence #local #Mississippi #MississippiState #msu #ranching #university #used #uses
"In Hawaii, where 90% of food is imported, farmers who offset imbalance now face cuts" - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna198550
This land can be soooo productive, but the economics make it very difficult for farmers.
NBC News · In Hawaii, where 90% of food is imported, farmers who offset imbalance now face cuts
Good Morning #Canada
It's National Tater Day (it's on the internet so...) and a good day to focus on one sector or our agricultural industry. Potato seed growers are already feeling the impact of Trump tariffs as potato farmers start canceling or cutting back on orders. If McCains exports less frozen French fries to the U.S. market due to tariffs, then every company, large or small, involved in the supply chain is impacted.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Farming
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/potato-producers-contracts-1.7492787
CBCManitoba potato industry fears big losses as companies cut orders | CBC NewsThe Manitoba potato industry — from seed producers to those who grow the main crops — is scrambling to adjust to news that the companies they supply are slashing orders, leaving them facing potentially huge losses.
