#farming
How are everyone’s gardens coming along?? https://www.allforgardening.com/492263/how-are-everyones-gardens-coming-along/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Just got this message this morning and it definitely made me smile! So glad they caught their bird thief. https://www.allforgardening.com/492157/just-got-this-message-this-morning-and-it-definitely-made-me-smile-so-glad-they-caught-their-bird-thief/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
How Intensive Farming Practices Are Wiping Out Europe’s Wild Birds | via a huge @Natures_Voice collaboration & published by @PNASNews
by @GrrlScientist via @ForbesScience / @Forbes
#agriculture #farming #pesticides #herbicides #fertilizers #birds https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/29/how-intensive-farming-practices-are-wiping-out-europes-wild-birds/
Our first multicolored lamb! May I present to you Lady GlitterSparkles! ❤️🐑 https://www.allforgardening.com/492034/our-first-multicolored-lamb-may-i-present-to-you-lady-glittersparkles-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%90%91/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Ep 37 Starting a veggie garden on our mini homestead https://www.allforgardening.com/491910/ep-37-starting-a-veggie-garden-on-our-mini-homestead/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Good Morning #Canada
Canada is big (duh) but only 7% of our total land area is suitable for farmland. That still leaves millions of hectares available for Soybeans, a lucrative crop worldwide, but Canada has less than 2% of the market. Why you ask? That question is likely keeping you up at night struggling for understanding. Thankfully this indepth article will provide all the science you need to sleep peacefully in the future.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Farming #Soybeans
https://financialpost.com/commodities/agriculture/inside-race-produce-perfectly-prairies-suited-soybean
Map of the Week: Strawberry Production - find out more at http://wrld.at/motw269 #maps #cartograms #cartography #worldmapper #motw #strawberry #fruit #strawberries #summer #food #foodproduction #agriculture #farming
Anyone bought land from Community Lands? https://www.allforgardening.com/491804/anyone-bought-land-from-community-lands/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Homewood Heritage | Cooking on a Cast-Iron Range https://www.allforgardening.com/491698/homewood-heritage-cooking-on-a-cast-iron-range/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Our chicken coop and run, primarily made out of repurposed materials. https://www.allforgardening.com/491472/our-chicken-coop-and-run-primarily-made-out-of-repurposed-materials/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Just need some paint an my rabbit tractor will be completed. Any ideas or suggestions? https://www.allforgardening.com/491344/just-need-some-paint-an-my-rabbit-tractor-will-be-completed-any-ideas-or-suggestions/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Such a cute chicken 🐔 https://www.allforgardening.com/491230/such-a-cute-chicken-%f0%9f%90%94/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
“Average farming incomes fell by 11 per cent in 2022 due to Brexit, a new subsidy system and ‘extreme’ price pressure from supermarkets.”
https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/farm-incomes-fall-to-less-than-18k
#Farming #Food
One day I’ll have a beautiful root cellar, but for now, this bookcase in the basement will suffice. https://www.allforgardening.com/491124/one-day-ill-have-a-beautiful-root-cellar-but-for-now-this-bookcase-in-the-basement-will-suffice-2/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
"New figures collected by Defra on farm household incomes, which include any income unrelated to the main farm business, showed that the average income fell from £20,000 to £17,800" - a pittance #farming
https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/farm-incomes-fall-to-less-than-18k
Three Comfy Cows, new to my kitchen collection, hope you enjoy:)
Can Be Purchased Here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/three-comfy-cows-tina-lecour.html
#cows #funny #fun #wallart #farming #art #artist #arte #artwork #painting #buyintoart #ayearforart #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #creativetoots #artbooster #animals
An animal is destroying my fruit trees. https://www.allforgardening.com/491006/an-animal-is-destroying-my-fruit-trees/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
'Plough View', is what I am calling it! A really old plough filling in a bit of missing wall on a field boundary on the Isle of Mull. #Photography #farming #plough Mobile phone photo.
I love George Monbiot: bc he is thoughtful & enquiring, and follows things - scientifically - to their rational conclusions…
… and, in doing so, isn’t afraid to take on the “bucolic romanticism” fantasies of many Little-House-On-The-Praerie** environmentalists.
And he does so bc he is, I think, prepared to challenge himself & his own beliefs. Somewhat rare.
https://www.monbiot.com/2023/05/28/fantasy-farming/
#environment #ecology #farming #GeorgeMonbiot #environmentalism
(**my term; you have to be or a certain age!)
Garden planted! https://www.allforgardening.com/490884/garden-planted/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
“Gray Tasmanian Autumn Day With Persimmons”. Calder, NW Tasmania, Australia. https://www.allforgardening.com/490782/gray-tasmanian-autumn-day-with-persimmons-calder-nw-tasmania-australia/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
One of our quail keeps laying a mongo egg https://www.allforgardening.com/490667/one-of-our-quail-keeps-laying-a-mongo-egg/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Some pictures from the past year on our hobby farm. Enjoy! https://www.allforgardening.com/490557/some-pictures-from-the-past-year-on-our-hobby-farm-enjoy/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Welcoming Arya & Sansa Stark! The new protectors of the realm ❤️ https://www.allforgardening.com/490449/welcoming-arya-sansa-stark-the-new-protectors-of-the-realm-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
We got a new “mini” addition! Meet Lizzy. 😍 https://www.allforgardening.com/490327/we-got-a-new-mini-addition-meet-lizzy-%f0%9f%98%8d/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Cows, New Zealand.
#newzealand #farming #cows #rural #tranquility #peaceful #landscape
Winter nearly here! https://www.allforgardening.com/490207/winter-nearly-here/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
New Non-Profit Pastured Poultry Co-op Course in Denver, CO! https://www.allforgardening.com/490093/new-non-profit-pastured-poultry-co-op-course-in-denver-co/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
I miss the fast-paced Gyala Delve in #GuildWars2. We were farming the map so effectively.
With the new mini-content patch, it's so hard to switch to a new Gyala Delve instance because most players are doing the new stuff that unlocks after finishing the new meta event.
And there's a 60 minutes grace period for that!
As long as there are a lot of players in the map, the only option to switch is to find someone in another instance of the map and use a “Teleport to Friend“ token.
Before last week's patch, the map resets after 10 minutes. Enough time to take a break, and start a new farming session.
T_T
#farming [[Guild Wars 2]] [[farming]]
“We’ve lost it, the River Wye looks so ill”
#ClimateChange heating river water plus #Sewage plus runoff from unsustainable agricultural practice means algal bloom and very unhealthy rivers #Farming
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-65719501
28 years ago, my Grandpa helped my parents establish a 50-bush blueberry patch on their farm. He passed in October, but he’s still feeding us. Pie and jam time! https://www.allforgardening.com/489835/28-years-ago-my-grandpa-helped-my-parents-establish-a-50-bush-blueberry-patch-on-their-farm-he-passed-in-october-but-hes-still-feeding-us-pie-and-jam-time/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Update 2: It’s official. The engineer inspection went well, he said is comfy https://www.allforgardening.com/489724/update-2-its-official-the-engineer-inspection-went-well-he-said-is-comfy/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
I am very aware of the problems associated with cattle, but this is a fascinating article about the efforts made by an Australian farm to increase the amount of carbon captured on their land. The processes have even protected them from drought and increased their meat yields whilst sequestering 9,500 tonnes of carbon!
This is a fascinating article about enhanced rock weathering and carbon capture. Obviously it's not a single solution, but every part of the overall solution is important. I also appreciate that the company is supplying the basalt to farmers free of charge.
#GoodNews #EnhancedRockWeathering #Carbon #Capture #Farming #Crops
A new farm has been opened in Compton, California. Plenty Compton Farm is an indoor structure that generates up to 350x the yield of a conventional farm per acre using 'living walls' of salad plants. Each wall is nearly two stories high, allowing them to produce 4.5m lbs of greens annually.
#GoodNews #Farming #Indoor #GreenWalls #Water #Energy #California #Food #Salad #Efficiency
Best way to utilize this space? https://www.allforgardening.com/489603/best-way-to-utilize-this-space/
#countrylife #farming #gardening #homesteading #self-sufficiency
Starting a vegetable garden! Spring is here on the farm https://www.diningandcooking.com/779326/starting-a-vegetable-garden-spring-is-here-on-the-farm/
#Farminspiration #farmlife #farming #springonthefarm #Springplanting #startingagarden #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardenVideos #VegetableGardening #VegetableGardeningVideos #veggiegarden
This BBC radio show is worth 30 minutes of your time if you are interested in or curious about regenerative #farming as a way to grow #food sustainably and save our #soil. Farmer and author of “The Shepherd’s Life” and “Pastoral Song”, James Rebanks takes us on a brief journey across the UK and USA to discuss with other farmers the success of their regenerative farming approaches.
Click here for the radio show, “Could I Regenerate My Farm to Save the Planet?”: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0b6d29k
#Water shortage is never *just* about #ClimateChange:
In many places in Spain there is a history of water mismanagement, together with economic pressure to do intensive #farming mostly for export.
A lot of water use is illegal, and this practice has long been tolerated by successive governments.
Mixed feelings. On one hand, factories not farms might be a way to keep up urbanization, and continue the (not inevitable, but definitely entrenched) long term trend of humans aggregating in cities.
On the other hand, our food systems are intricately connected with our wider economic systems. Why do we move to and live in cities? Because that vast majority of us need to work in jobs that provide us money to meet our basic subsistence needs. And we’re shackled to this dysfunctional system of wage labour and commercial consumption, which does far more to feed the accumulation of wealth and power by a few than it ever has or will to satisfy the fundamental needs of the rest of us.
So, sure, we may need concentrated food production (intensive rather than extensive agriculture) to feed people living in cities, but do we actually need cities? Is there no other possible future for humanity but one in which we achieve full separation from “nature” and live in two worlds on one planet?
#futures #regen #farming #cities #rewilding #conservation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/26/farming-good-factory-bad-global-food-crisis
"Oh yeah? Well, you're as ugly as a bucket of nipples!"
... Things you think about as you prep the bucket o' teats for the orphaned lambs.
#farm #farming #farmlife #lambs #goats #ruminants #writingPrompt #writingCommunity
Open-net #salmon #farming is an utter #environmental #catastrophe, and #consumers should be able to avoid those products.
But can you trust the #labeling? Are farmed salmon #lablelled at all?
Chances are the answer to those questions is no. 🍣
🔗 https://www.seachoice.org/press-release/major-grocers-flunk-on-farmed-salmon-sustainability/
Common Irrigation Drivers Of Freshwater Salinisation In River Basins Worldwide
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24281-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #water #waterquality #waterresources #farm #farming #irrigation #croplands #cropprotection #salinity #management #quality #freshwater #salinisation #mitigation #farmingpractices #hydrology #groundwater #global #river #basins #watersheds #subbasins #riverbasin #riverbasins #watersecurity #planning #watermanagement #waterengineering
"Cultivating farmer prosperity: Investing in regenerative agriculture"
This report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on what the transition to a regenerative agriculture model looks like an interesting read. I appreciate that it looks at the topic from a farmer's perspective.
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#sustainability #regenerative #agriculture #farming
Electric tractors could revolutionize farming, according to some innovators. Electric tractors are more efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective than diesel tractors. They can also be powered by renewable energy sources, such as solar panels or wind turbines.
#electrictractors #farming #innovation
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-electric-tractors-revolutionize-farming-180982012/
New Yorker: What Is a Weed? https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/what-is-a-weed #NewYorker #News/OurLocalCorrespondents #Ecosystem #Foraging #Farming #Plants #Weeds
"It’s now a year since I published Regenesis, a book that has incited levels of fury shocking even to me. I’ve spent much of this time trying to work out what makes people so angry. I think it’s because the book challenges what the cognitive historian Jeremy Lent calls a “root metaphor”: an idea so deeply embedded in our minds that it affects our preferences without our conscious knowledge"
George Monbiot on "storybook farming".
#Farming #Agriculture #ClimateEmergency
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/26/farming-good-factory-bad-global-food-crisis
The number of pigs slaughtered between January and April 2023 fell by 11.0%
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ls/livestockslaughteringsapril2023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Livestock+Slaughterings+April+2023&utm_term=Livestock+Slaughterings+April+2023
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #MilkStatistics #MilkProduction #Dairy #Milk #Tillage #Crops #Agronomy #CensusofAgriculture
A U.K. farm tests curbing greenhouse gases — by making sheep burp less.
Semafor reports from southern England: https://www.semafor.com/article/05/24/2023/uk-farm-greenhouse-gases-sheep-methane
Air-Sniffing Technology Detects Sex Of Chicken Eggs | via @UCDavis & @SENSIT_USA, published by @PLOSONE
by @GrrlScientist via @ForbesScience / @Forbes
#chickens #Poultry #eggs #AnimalWelfare #farming https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/24/air-sniffing-technology-detects-sex-of-chicken-eggs/
If you're in the UK, #Regenesis is now out in paperback!
An incendiary page-turner, Regenesis argues farming is destroying the planet and explores lower-impact solutions.
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Scicomm #Food #Agriculture #Farms #Farming #Livestock #Vegan #Veganism #Vegetarian #Vegetarianism @bookstodon
Our first San Marzano tomato just self-harvested. Kaylee was curious, so I let her have a sniff. I'm going to regret that for the rest of the season. #kauai #farming #tomato #dog #DogsOfMastodon
There is nothing but rice fields up north in Japan.
Beau on the Colorado river deal. States finally agreed to cuts. For farmers, normally conservatives, he points out that the GOP would cut the inflation reduction act which will help them cope with water cuts, meaning their farms would close.
A word to regular Dem political types out there, this is how you talk to red states. LEARN
Let's talk about Biden's Colorado River deal....
6 min video
Global News BC: Cattle ranchers in B.C. facing financial struggles https://globalnews.ca/news/9716076/cattle-ranchers-in-b-c-facing-financial-struggles/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCCattlemen'sAssociation #SchwebFamilyCattle #CattleRanchers #Okanagancattle #NorthOkanagan #Okanaganfarms #BCRanchers #inflation #Ranching #Farming #Canada #Cattle #Cows
"OSU research finds slugs go 'bonkers' for bread dough" - 2021 https://ourimpact.oregonstate.edu/story/osu-research-finds-slugs-go-bonkers-bread-dough?utm_campaign=Gardening_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=259307544&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_wFX2OFJn0Gwg3IdnxkXt1q2V1CyN3RJP4U5Cax2x5POIxxK6ZRoCWR6l9PtrvBgnugrDhBwjV9fJBbORccUO9VCTSKw&utm_content=259307544&utm_source=hs_email
#RegenerativeAgriculture #Bread #Dough #BreadDough #Organic #RegenerativeFarming #Slugs #Pesticides #Snails #Farming #Farm #Oregon #OregonStateUniversity #OSU
Kansas farmers abandon wheat fields after extreme drought - prices of bread product will inevitably rise. #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Farming #kansas https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kansas-farmers-abandon-wheat-fields-after-extreme-drought-2023-05-22/
Study on #livestock #heat stress in the #UK: "On the 18th and 19th of July 2022, the UK experienced a record-breaking extreme heat event. For the first time, temperatures exceeding 40C were recorded. Whilst this may seem exceptional or unprecedented, the progression of climate change is expected to increase both the likelihood and severity of such events." #heatwaves #climate #farming https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.18.541284v1?med=mas
Over 58,000 acres of agricultural land were sold nationally in 2021 for a median price of €7,501 per acre
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-alp/agriculturallandprices2021/?utm_source=MAST&utm_medium=MAST&utm_campaign=AG
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Agronomy
How do you do it? Are ALL of these artworks yours?
Here goes! I spend 8 hrs a day working on my art biz. A full-time job! So YES they are all mine. Note that I may list art from 15 years ago. I didn't create everything yesterday...lol
I get a solid 8 hrs sleep.
I spend about 10 minutes on the news and another 50 on TV. 7 hrs are spent socializing/family, eating, garden, exercise, farm/house.
Whew!
#art #artistsupport #artist #mastoart #fediart #life #fun #farm #farming #AYearForArt
this reads like machine learning generated text to me: https://accessiblegardens.org/hydrated-lime-the-white-powder-of-gardening-and-agriculture/
what do you all think?
UPDATE: yea a human didn't write this: "This has a sensation of coming right into the skin. It is not uncommon for contact to cause redness, pain, dermatitis, and skin burns. With my eyes closed, it makes me feel really happy." kinky robot!
update 2: see screenshot. bing's useless AI "summarizer" picked the AI website as a top source.
in my garden, we have very little soil (0-4 inches of organic on top of solid lava rock) & the soil tends to be acidic.
in the past, i've been told to spread lime to bring up the pH. i found a half-used bag of lime in my shed & started to sprinkle it as top dressing, but then i thought: is this harsh chemical going to kill the soil microbiology ecosystem i'm trying to cultivate here? it must, right?
so what do yall think?
#advice #halp #gardening #garden #plants #farm #farming #plants #soil
Arizona's farms are running out of water, forcing farmers to confront climate change.
NPR reports: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176657700/arizona-farms-running-out-water-farmers-climate-change-colorado-river
I walked through this burgeoning cornfield last week, and I thought - 'The Corn is Green' - which appears to be the title of a 1938 play by Emlyn Williams.
But also, I found this:
The corn was springing fresh and green,
and the lark sang loud and high.
And the red was on your lips, Mary,
and the love light in your eyes.
(Broadside Ballads)
#Photography #DailyPhoto #Farming #Spring #Countryside #Poetry #Psychogeography #Folklore
"A year ago, British free-range egg farmers were, on average, losing 41p per dozen eggs. “I warned the supermarkets that farmers would go bust and they wouldn’t have any eggs, which is what happened. Now they can’t find any eggs & they’re paying as much as they can for anyone who has got eggs,” says Gooch. “The high prices now are because of a shortage of eggs since November, because farmers did go bust.”
#Eggs #Farming #Supermarkets #Inflation #CostOfLiving
550M fewer #birds in #Europe in one generation, due to aggressive #farming with #pesticides and #fertilisers. We're killing it! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/intensive-farming-is-biggest-cause-of-bird-decline-in-europe-study-says?CMP=share_btn_tw
Europe has lost about one quarter of its bird population over the last 40 years.
A new study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that intensive farming is the key factor in this decline, even more so than global warming or urbanisation.
FRANCE 24's Science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at the reasons why intensive farming has been singled out.
it's always a pleasure to visit @saltphoenix at their #farm!
there were just-hatched #ducklings, so we got to welcome them to the world (by snuggling them).
the pumpkin patch this year is huge beyond all measure. we found (& propped up) 5 more pumpkins (on top of the 6 that were already found).
plus it's egg season, so i helped with the abundance & made a flan while i was there 🌞
#farming #garden #gardening #chickens #goats #tropical #TropicalAg #plants
A team of more than 50 researchers, analysing data collected by thousands of citizen scientists in 28 countries over nearly four decades, found that it is intensive agriculture, above all, that is behind the decline in the continent’s bird populations.
The use of pesticides and fertilisers was identified as the most significant factor behind the loss of 550 million birds from the skies over Europe.
#Birds #Agriculture #Farming #Pesticides #HabitatLoss #Environment #Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/intensive-farming-is-biggest-cause-of-bird-decline-in-europe-study-says?CMP=GTUK_email
My home state of #Colorado is the first in the nation to put a "right to repair" law on the books... for agricultural equipment.
https://modernfarmer.com/2023/05/colorado-becomes-first-state-with-right-to-repair-law/
#SustainableLiving #Sustainability #Repair #RightToRepair #Agriculture #Farming
very nice video showing food plants that thrive in the shady understory in the wet tropics. i grow all of these except culantro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pElSCnandzM
#tropical #tropicalAg #garden #gardening #FoodForest #farm #farming #plants
"Family turns small-town Sask. school into indoor farm — and runs a drive-thru for veggies"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/hydroponics-hudson-bay-sask-let-us-grow-1.6837808
#GuteNachrichten #GoodNews #Canada #Gardening #HealthyLiving #Environment #Farming #Vegetables #Veggies
I'm excited to share that my "Old Barn" is now in the print edition of the "View from Woodall" a literary magazine of the Tishomingo Arts Counsil for winning the photography category of the regional Juried Art competition 2023.
https://jordanhillphotography.com/featured/mississippi-farm-sunset-old-red-barn-jordan-hill.html
#barn #oldbarn #barns #farmlife #rural #country #farming #outdoorphotography #landscapephotography #rurallife #photo #mississippi #photographer #sunset #art #farmhousestyle #farmhouse #outdoors #nature #photooftheday #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt
Weeding and tilling the ground with a root-crop hoe.
#organic #sustainable #farming #gardening
"The average upland hill farmer on Bodmin and Dartmoor at the moment takes between 85% and 92% of their annual income from EU subsidies. All of these subsidies are going by 2028. People say these farms are viable businesses that sell food – they’re not, they’re nine-tenths funded through subsidies and grants. We’re looking at alternative ways of producing food that put nature at the forefront.”
#Farming #Agriculture #Environment #TemperateRainforest #Rewilding
Sunset In Rural Mississippi
Sometimes simple is just better. As the sun was setting the heads of wheat were catching the last of the fading light. Interestingly, wheat is the most harvested crop in the world
https://jordanhillphotography.com/featured/rural-mississippi-country-wheat-field-jordan-hill.html
#countryliving #nature #wheat #farm #pic #farming #mississippi #tupelo #mytupelo #photographer #outdoors #garden #photo #photography #outdoorphotography #art #landscapephotography #sunset #sunrise #wallart #homedecor #AYearForArt #rural #rural #art
"The Biden administration will defend funding for #climate-smart #farming in the $430 billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (#IRA).
The money would provide farmers with technical and financial assistance to implement practices like planting cover crops or reducing soil tillage.
"We’re not hearing any complaints from farmers. We’re hearing complaints from Republican politicians," he said."
Put my hearing protection on, started my Mozart playlist and ground up all the tree limbs that came down in the last week to a nice pile of mulch to add to our sandy soil. I'll repeat that several times over the coming summer! #farming #storms #recycling
Councils and the dairy industry are failing to warn rural people of the reproductive risks of drinking nitrate-contaminated water when pregnant, despite international scientific studies and warnings from the New Zealand College of Midwives: https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/gore-district-council-and-ecan-deny-science-on-nitrate-risks-greenpeace/
#nzpol #agriculture #farming #pollution #water #newzealand #greenpeace
Upward Farms throws in towel ten years after founding vertical-farming business - It’s starting to look like this once optimistic growth sector is just not going to work - for anyone. It’s just too complex to manage profitably. #farming #VerticalFarming #aquaculture #hydroponics #foodfacts #FoodProduction https://www.just-food.com/news/upward-farms-throws-in-towel-ten-years-after-founding-vertical-farming-business/
Great news!: #Colorado sides with farmers securing their #RightToRepair their -very-expensive equipment rather than wait for and pay for locked-in, proprietary services.
This is movement is gathering momentum: "10 other states have introduced similar legislation, including in Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont."
https://www.wivb.com/news/colorado-becomes-1st-to-pass-right-to-repair-for-farmers/
Cloudy Day
Simple shot over some fields but the clouds made it worth while 😀
#aerialphotography #fields #photography #clouds #dronephotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #fields #farming #openspaces #lakedistrict #cumbria @your_lakedistrict #your_lakedistrict
The warning sirens are sounding.
We are now literally ‘Off the charts’ and suffering rapid climate breakdown.
How bad it gets is still up to us.
We know what caused it, and we know what to do...
End fossil fuels and transform Farming.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/21/off-the-charts-un-report-highlights-rapid-climate-breakdown
#TooManyCows #keepitintheground #climatechange #climatecrisis #climate #greenpeace #globalwarming #farming #meat #dairy
A fire killed 18,000 #cows in #Texas
Factory #farming's disaster problem, explained.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23683141/texas-farm-fire-explosion-dimmitt-cows-factory-dairy
“Support for #farming is being cut all over the place, and I don’t know when it will end.”
Cotton growers in #Mexico say they are struggling under new rules which ban seeds that depend on the controversial, likely cancer-causing pesticide glyphosate: https://www.texasobserver.org/mexico-cotton-gm-seeds-glyphosate-farmers/
Published in partnership with our friends at Global Press Journal.
(📸 Photo by Lilette Contreras)
#environment #health #agriculture #pollution #news #politics
Life-Giving but Lethal: The Culprit Behind Dead Zones and the Threat to Our Water Supply
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The unchecked flow of phosphorus into our waterways — often from farm runoff — contributes to “dead zones” and toxic algae blooms.
At the same time, as an essential ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus turns vast swaths of land green, nourishing crops and animals. It makes life possible for billions of people.
Why does knowing the value of a #river's natural resources matter?
Think about this: When a company wants to build a #hydropower dam, it can tell politicians how many people will get power, and how it will help the economy. But often there is no count of how many people will lose fish they depend on, or how downstream #farming will be harmed.
#Nature provides many vital services that can easily be forgotten -- until it's too late
https://theconversation.com/how-much-is-the-worlds-most-productive-river-worth-heres-how-experts-estimate-the-value-of-nature-200214 #environment
This Slime Could Change The World | Planet Fix | BBC Earth Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFyd-kC6IUw #farming #corn
Colorado passes first US right to repair legislation for farmers
#RightToRepair #RightToRepairLegislation #Agriculture #Farm #Farming
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/colorado-passes-first-us-right-repair-legislation-farmers-2023-04-12/
one of the things i love about gardening is how specific it is: you're taking care of specific plants, in a specific place. "now i take care of *this* tree. now i trim *these* bushes. i take care of *this* ecosystem."
i don't have to make generalizable solutions. i just have to help these specific plants grow :}
My new #podcast episode is out: When #Gardeners Run Wild! SEVEN hours of work only in the studio. Many more for researching and scripting. #Podcasting is HARD work.
I have to hurry for an appointment, and hopefully get to a supermarket this evening: the fridge is almost empty. Sleep!!! (Tomorrow I submit the time markers.)
You can listen to #NatureMatchCuts for free but also support my work/my fridge.😋 Find every info, platform and support button on https://naturematchcuts.net #gardening #farming
Great to see this page appear on GOV.UK this week:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rules-for-farmers-and-land-managers
I worked for a short while with Defra's Farming and Countryside Programme team. I have some inkling of how important this page is, and how much work has gone into creating it. Bravo team! 👏
Got to the very last step building the cute little Costco greenhouse (via Yardistry) and ... the door, of course, is badly warped. Have messages in to customer support but since we are on Kaua'i I expect a replacement will take longer than the growing season to arrive.
Attempting to straighten it out with tied-downs and wood blocks; will post results when I have them.
Feeding Tayside Through The Climate Crisis @BioregionTay
The choices we make today will matter for many years to come.
#ClimateTayside23
#FoodandDrink
#Farming
#RegenerativeAgriculture
#Biodiversity