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  1. RE: mastodon.social/@joewo/1172134

    This video came across my feed just before this post, and I could not help but put them together for y'all.

    mefisocial.files.fedi.monster/

    Now, here's the thing. We can all agree that #farmers are the beneficiaries of all the social programs we've enacted as a country. And we can all agree that they voted against their own interests.

    But the important thing, and I keep stressing this over and over, is that there IS GOING TO BE A FOOD CRISIS IN AMERICA. It's going to be bad. I am not a prepper in the traditional sense, but I really don't want to be Cassandra when this all happens. Please believe me when I tell you that ag futures and climate predictions on top of the labor problem means that #crops are not getting picked, and that means #food is going to be scarce, with a government that will not help.

    If you can #stockpile things which can help other people, like dried beans, nut butters, rice...it's not a bad idea to get a Quaker pantry going. I really fear what could come.

  2. #Farmers do more than put #seeds in the ground and wait. Each part of the #crop cycle needs different care. There are new hurdles along the way, but there are also chances to improve results.

    Read More: dhanuka950.wixsite.com/dhanuka

  3. #Farmers do more than put #seeds in the ground and wait. Each part of the #crop cycle needs different care. There are new hurdles along the way, but there are also chances to improve results.

    Read More: dhanuka950.wixsite.com/dhanuka

  4. France pledges €1 billion to support drought-hit farmers

    France will spend more than €1 billion to support farmers affected by a summer of severe heat and…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Agriculture #Drought #farmers #severeheat
    europesays.com/france/74508/

  5. ‘We Don’t Know How We Will Survive:’ Ukraine’s Vital Grain Exports Crippled

    Barns in southern Ukraine are brimming with grain, but the world may end up going hungry anyway.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BlackSea #Drones #exports #farmers #grain #ports #Russia #Ukraine #World
    newsbeep.com/717796/

  6. Ukraine’s Other Woe: Russian Attacks Choking Grain Exports

    Barns in southern Ukraine are brimming with grain, but the world may end up going hungry anyway.…
    #Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #BlackSea #drones #Exports #farmers #grain #Ports #Russia
    europesays.com/ukraine/37035/

  7. Soil degradation - the stuff of life that is called 'dirt'
    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth."

    * The Ig Nobel Prizes: "Franz Bender, Marcel van der Heijden, Atlant Bieri, and Pia Viviani, for burying 1,000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries and then digging them up after two months."
    "The results: Land use was the most important factor. Underpants decomposed the fastest in private gardens, where soil analysis also revealed the highest levels of organic matter. Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. Temperature and moisture levels also affected organism activity, particularly if conditions were too cold or too dry, as did soil nutrient levels. Overall, the authors found that their “underpants index” provided equally meaningful information about soil conditions as the TBI, including chemical and physical properties, elevation, and moisture." >>
    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

    * "Soil is a vital resource for plant growth. It hosts a major part of global species diversity and is key for ecosystem functioning and it forms the basis of human civilization. Yet soils are rapidly degrading, threatening food production, biodiversity, and Earth system functioning. This threat is largely unrecognized in broader society, hindering effective steps towards soil protection."

    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil-related issues is limited."

    "Farmers, responsible for the management of vast areas of land, often receive little education in basic soil principles. The lack of relationship between the public and soil leads to wasteful treatment of global soil resources. Increased awareness and targeted action towards the protection of soils are urgently needed." >>
    nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do
    #biodiversity #degradation #soil #life #dirt #lawns #SoilHealth #farmers #ImperviousSurfaces
    Image: Lawn and impervious surfaces NSW

  8. Soil degradation - the stuff of life that is called 'dirt'
    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth."

    * The Ig Nobel Prizes: "Franz Bender, Marcel van der Heijden, Atlant Bieri, and Pia Viviani, for burying 1,000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries and then digging them up after two months."
    "The results: Land use was the most important factor. Underpants decomposed the fastest in private gardens, where soil analysis also revealed the highest levels of organic matter. Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. Temperature and moisture levels also affected organism activity, particularly if conditions were too cold or too dry, as did soil nutrient levels. Overall, the authors found that their “underpants index” provided equally meaningful information about soil conditions as the TBI, including chemical and physical properties, elevation, and moisture." >>
    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

    * "Soil is a vital resource for plant growth. It hosts a major part of global species diversity and is key for ecosystem functioning and it forms the basis of human civilization. Yet soils are rapidly degrading, threatening food production, biodiversity, and Earth system functioning. This threat is largely unrecognized in broader society, hindering effective steps towards soil protection."

    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil-related issues is limited."

    "Farmers, responsible for the management of vast areas of land, often receive little education in basic soil principles. The lack of relationship between the public and soil leads to wasteful treatment of global soil resources. Increased awareness and targeted action towards the protection of soils are urgently needed." >>
    nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do
    #biodiversity #degradation #soil #life #dirt #lawns #SoilHealth #farmers #ImperviousSurfaces
    Image: Lawn and impervious surfaces NSW

  9. Soil degradation - the stuff of life that is called 'dirt'
    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth."

    * The Ig Nobel Prizes: "Franz Bender, Marcel van der Heijden, Atlant Bieri, and Pia Viviani, for burying 1,000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries and then digging them up after two months."
    "The results: Land use was the most important factor. Underpants decomposed the fastest in private gardens, where soil analysis also revealed the highest levels of organic matter. Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. Temperature and moisture levels also affected organism activity, particularly if conditions were too cold or too dry, as did soil nutrient levels. Overall, the authors found that their “underpants index” provided equally meaningful information about soil conditions as the TBI, including chemical and physical properties, elevation, and moisture." >>
    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

    * "Soil is a vital resource for plant growth. It hosts a major part of global species diversity and is key for ecosystem functioning and it forms the basis of human civilization. Yet soils are rapidly degrading, threatening food production, biodiversity, and Earth system functioning. This threat is largely unrecognized in broader society, hindering effective steps towards soil protection."

    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil-related issues is limited."

    "Farmers, responsible for the management of vast areas of land, often receive little education in basic soil principles. The lack of relationship between the public and soil leads to wasteful treatment of global soil resources. Increased awareness and targeted action towards the protection of soils are urgently needed." >>
    nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do
    #biodiversity #degradation #soil #life #dirt #lawns #SoilHealth #farmers #ImperviousSurfaces
    Image: Lawn and impervious surfaces NSW

  10. Soil degradation - the stuff of life that is called 'dirt'
    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth."

    * The Ig Nobel Prizes: "Franz Bender, Marcel van der Heijden, Atlant Bieri, and Pia Viviani, for burying 1,000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries and then digging them up after two months."
    "The results: Land use was the most important factor. Underpants decomposed the fastest in private gardens, where soil analysis also revealed the highest levels of organic matter. Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. Temperature and moisture levels also affected organism activity, particularly if conditions were too cold or too dry, as did soil nutrient levels. Overall, the authors found that their “underpants index” provided equally meaningful information about soil conditions as the TBI, including chemical and physical properties, elevation, and moisture." >>
    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

    * "Soil is a vital resource for plant growth. It hosts a major part of global species diversity and is key for ecosystem functioning and it forms the basis of human civilization. Yet soils are rapidly degrading, threatening food production, biodiversity, and Earth system functioning. This threat is largely unrecognized in broader society, hindering effective steps towards soil protection."

    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil-related issues is limited."

    "Farmers, responsible for the management of vast areas of land, often receive little education in basic soil principles. The lack of relationship between the public and soil leads to wasteful treatment of global soil resources. Increased awareness and targeted action towards the protection of soils are urgently needed." >>
    nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do
    #biodiversity #degradation #soil #life #dirt #lawns #SoilHealth #farmers #ImperviousSurfaces
    Image: Lawn and impervious surfaces NSW

  11. Soil degradation - the stuff of life that is called 'dirt'
    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth."

    * The Ig Nobel Prizes: "Franz Bender, Marcel van der Heijden, Atlant Bieri, and Pia Viviani, for burying 1,000 identical pairs of underpants in more than 25 countries and then digging them up after two months."
    "The results: Land use was the most important factor. Underpants decomposed the fastest in private gardens, where soil analysis also revealed the highest levels of organic matter. Lawns showed the least activity of soil organisms, with agricultural fields and meadows ranging in the middle. Temperature and moisture levels also affected organism activity, particularly if conditions were too cold or too dry, as did soil nutrient levels. Overall, the authors found that their “underpants index” provided equally meaningful information about soil conditions as the TBI, including chemical and physical properties, elevation, and moisture." >>
    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

    * "Soil is a vital resource for plant growth. It hosts a major part of global species diversity and is key for ecosystem functioning and it forms the basis of human civilization. Yet soils are rapidly degrading, threatening food production, biodiversity, and Earth system functioning. This threat is largely unrecognized in broader society, hindering effective steps towards soil protection."

    "Soil is a vital resource for life on Earth. Although many soils are degraded, societal awareness of soil-related issues is limited."

    "Farmers, responsible for the management of vast areas of land, often receive little education in basic soil principles. The lack of relationship between the public and soil leads to wasteful treatment of global soil resources. Increased awareness and targeted action towards the protection of soils are urgently needed." >>
    nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do
    #biodiversity #degradation #soil #life #dirt #lawns #SoilHealth #farmers #ImperviousSurfaces
    Image: Lawn and impervious surfaces NSW

  12. They put food on our tables, but 9 out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
    By Lauren Bohane and Emily Middleton

    A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one in three feel their mental health has deteriorated over the last year.

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-

    #MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton

  13. Wellbeing report finds nine out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
    By Lauren Bohane and Emily Middleton

    A national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one on three felt their mental health had deteriorated over the last year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/nat

    #MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton

  14. Behind every gallon of fresh milk is hard work, dedication, and a team committed to caring for the herd. 🐄🥛 From the milking parlor to the farm floor, every detail matters.

    #DairyFarm #DairyFarming #FarmLife #FarmerLife #MilkProduction #CattleFarming #Agriculture #WorkingFarm #Farmers #RuralLife #Mastodon

  15. Nutrition programs work better when they include #Indigenous food knowledge

    Researchers found nutrition programs work better when they include Indigenous food knowledge, local languages, and traditional practices.

    By Raquel Brandao, July 24, 2026

    Excerpt: "Cameras, cooking and conversation

    "Some things worked. #Storytelling, #workshops, and #CookingDemonstrations turned up again and again across the 39 studies, alongside #TalkingCircles, #ShortFilms and #SmartphoneApps.

    "The common thread is direction. Each of these methods lets people speak in their own words rather than sit and receive instruction.

    "In #NewZealand ( #Aotearoa ), researchers built a mobile health app together with #Māori and #Pasifika partners. The language, the stories, and the pictures all came from the communities the app was meant for.

    "Speaking with Earth.com, Rao described a project she led. 'In my own work, and one of the papers reviewed, I have used cameras and #DigitalTools with young women and men in an Indigenous community in #India to document their traditional food knowledges by speaking to the elders, visiting the forests and local markets, talking to women engaged in #foraging and #FoodPreparation.'

    "That project is one of the 39 studies in the review. An earlier paper followed ten Santhal young people in eastern India who were trained to make films.

    "They made nearly 50 films and screened them in their own villages. Older relatives supplied much of what went into them.

    Elders as teachers

    "Who holds the knowledge matters as much as what the knowledge is. #Elders, #healers, #farmers, and #women each carry different parts of it.

    "None of it arrives as a curriculum. It moves between generations through cooking, gathering and long conversation, which is exactly what a nutrition leaflet cannot carry.

    " 'Reclaiming and recognising #IndigenousKnowledge , values and practices to address the different elements of nutrition and health involves recognising intergenerational and wider social relations, and engaging everyone from the elders, healers, educators and farmers to service providers, policymakers and academics, to together raise issues and find solutions,' said Rao.

    "Traditional foods carry knowledge of the local landscape in a way nothing else does. The review treats them as practical resources rather than heritage."

    Read more:
    earth.com/lifestyle/nutrition-

    #SolarPunkSunday #Technology #IndigenousCommunities #TraditionalKnowledge #TraditionalDiets #FoodForests #Foraging #SharingKnowledge #PreservingCulture #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #FoodKnowledge #TraditionalFoods

  16. Food Chain opens green grocery store in Lexington

    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Food Chain, a Lexington-based nonprofit, held the grand opening of a green grocery store Friday, marking the organization’s latest effort to con…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #501westsixthstreet #farmers #FoodChainGroceryStore #freshfood #GreenGroceryStore #grocerystore #lexington #MalikMcCalpine #nonprofit #produce #suite105
    diningandcooking.com/2760871/f

  17. Toward An Inclusive Bioeconomy Framework For Global Mountains
    --
    doi.org/10.48130/cas-0026-0003 <-- shared paper
    --
    adaptationataltitude.org/knowl <-- shared technical article
    --
    blog.icimod.org/hi-reap/from-b <-- shared technical article, “From biodiversity to livelihoods: Bhutan’s bioeconomy pathways”
    --
    “Global mountain regions have great biological, cultural, and spiritual value for people around the world, but progress in efforts to conserve montane resources has been slow. International researchers are now acting to construct a bioeconomy framework for global mountains that includes biodiversity, cultural protection, and restoration, circular economy principles, biotechnology innovation, digital integration, sustainable fair trade, and social equity and justice. Plans in five mountain regions are reviewed for initial actions to implement this framework…”
    #MountainBioeconomy #mountain #bioeconomy #economy #CircularEconomy #Biodiversity #conservation #biocultural #protection #diversity #biology #culture #circulareconomy #biotechnology #digitalintegration #sustainable #fairtrade #socialequity #socialjustice #montane #bioeconomy #global #success #metrics #montanebioeconomy #community #connection #mountain #framework #planning #policy #framing #agriculture #sustainable #foodsecurity #farmers #circularagriculture

  18. “History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury.” — Hilary Mantel, historical novelist

    * Paraquat, Parkinson's Disease and Agnotology (The Deliberate Production of Ignorance)

    "Nearly 60 years ago, a chemical company found that skin exposure to very high doses of its weedkiller paraquat caused “weakness and incoordination” in rabbits. Large amounts of the herbicide, which is used on corn, cotton, and vineyards, caused some mice and rats in its labs to develop a stiff gait or tremors. A decade later, an autopsy of a farm worker exposed to paraquat showed “degenerative change” in the “cells of the substantia nigra,” a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease." >>
    movementdisorders.onlinelibrar

    * "Australia's chemical regulator has approved the restricted use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease...The regulator's review of the herbicide has been underway since 1997...The decision comes weeks after Australia's top neurologists said they had been ignored by the chemical regulator." >>
    abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-
    #pesticides #agnotology #WillfulIgnorance #Paraquat #regulation #APVMA #food #health #IndustrialAgriculture #weedkillers #farmers #science

  19. @cbcottawa_mirror I feel very sorry for the losses that #farmers in #ontario have faced during the cold season.
    However,when as we always have transitions in #seasons this is a blessing ,hopefully that the current #spring season will help you recover what you lost.
    In Uganda,we do not experience seasons like yours!
    That is why we should grow what is enough to #endhunger everywhere.
    I am committed at training young people in schools and communities to make a difference.
    #socialimpact #plants

  20. #factCheck

    Claim by Don Trump: Environmental rules reduced cattle numbers and he “got rid of that.”

    FactCheck.org rating: False
    @mediabiasfactcheck rating: Blatant lie
    The cited policy refers to the #greenNewDeal, which never passed — and it imposed no cattle restrictions.

    Trump Fumbles the Facts with #Farmers
    factcheck.org/2026/04/trump-fu

    > In a speech to what he called "the single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has... ever had," Don Trump lied about the #estateTax, soybean #exports and much more.

    Also said beef prices are “starting to come down.”
    FactCheck.org rating: False
    @mediabiasfactcheck rating: Blatant lie
    Price data shows beef prices remain high or increasing, with no meaningful downward trend.

    #farmingNews #farms #agricultureNews #intergenerationalWealth #farmFutures #tradeNews

  21. Hello #Farmers ,it is a next chance today to train and teach young people the purpose of #foodproduction to #endhunger in our communities.
    We have to increase awareness about #agriculture and #nature conservation to everyone to make our #planet a better place for #everyone to live.
    #ClimateAction
    #Photography #hunger #regenerativeagriculture #mastodon #zerohunger #plants #farming #socialimpact

  22. Tuesday, March 10, 2026

    Putin, Trump discuss Iran war, Ukraine in phone call -- Ukraine's Flamingo missile maker promises FP-9 ballistics will reach Moscow -- Russian hackers target Signal, WhatsApp in global cyber campaign -- Ukraine accuses Hungary of physical and psychological pressure on detained bank staff ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  23. #SolarPunkSundayMusings...

    So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

    1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
    2. #Plumbers
    3. #Carpenters
    4. #Masons
    5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
    6. #Architects / #Planners
    7. #Foresters / #Foragers
    8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
    9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
    10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
    11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
    12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
    13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
    14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
    15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
    16. #Teachers / #Librarians
    17. #Cooks
    18. #Cleaners
    19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

    Other suggestions?

    #SolarPunkSunday

  24. Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐

    Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦‍♂️
    "Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on 50-rai of land.. Satellite data showed more than 10 hotspots recorded since te start of 2026 across 16 districts, largely linked to burning of crop trash to cut #harvesting #costs" #PM25
    bangkokpost.com/thailand/gener

  25. Friday, January 2, 2026

    Welcome back to life: Ukraine's HUR faked death of top anti-Putin Russian commander, claimed Kremlin bounty money -- Russia is targeting civilians: Casualties, outages reported following Russian drone strikes on residential buildings in Odesa -- Malanka: Ukraine's winter ritual of masks, mischief, and good fortune -- The Russians took our dead ones away; 5 things we lost in Pokrovsk ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026