#farmers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #farmers, aggregated by home.social.
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Heartland rice farmers team up with SEMO Food Bank for “Harvesting Hope” https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/3055/ #Channel12 #Channel3 #farmers #GovernorMikeKehoe #Health #Heartland #HungerActionMonth #kfvs #local #meals #Missouri #MissouriDining #MissouriFood #MissouriGroceryStores #MissouriRestaurants #NationalRiceMonth #News #Nutrition #rice #SEMOFoodBank #September #sikeston #SoutheastMissouriFoodBank #WSIL
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Florida Farm Bill ready for Senate floor after lawmakers strip updated ‘agricultural disparagement’ provisions https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/1735/ #2026Session #agriculture #farm #farmers #Florida #FloridaCuisine #JonathanMartin #KeithTruenow #SB290
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Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death
By Andrew Chounding and Kate ForresterMark Mudie, who was killed while fighting last year's West River bushfire, has been honoured for his discovery of a native wildflower.
#NativeSpecies #Farmers #Bushfires #AndrewChounding #KateForrester
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Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death
By Andrew Chounding and Kate ForresterMark Mudie, who was killed while fighting last year's West River bushfire, has been honoured for his discovery of a native wildflower.
#NativeSpecies #Farmers #Bushfires #AndrewChounding #KateForrester
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Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death
By Andrew Chounding and Kate ForresterMark Mudie, who was killed while fighting last year's West River bushfire, has been honoured for his discovery of a native wildflower.
#NativeSpecies #Farmers #Bushfires #AndrewChounding #KateForrester
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Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death
By Andrew Chounding and Kate ForresterMark Mudie, who was killed while fighting last year's West River bushfire, has been honoured for his discovery of a native wildflower.
#NativeSpecies #Farmers #Bushfires #AndrewChounding #KateForrester
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Farmer's legacy lives on in wildflower he discovered before tragic death
By Andrew Chounding and Kate ForresterMark Mudie, who was killed while fighting last year's West River bushfire, has been honoured for his discovery of a native wildflower.
#NativeSpecies #Farmers #Bushfires #AndrewChounding #KateForrester
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Land-clearing investigations to be reviewed after Hobart farmer protest
By Adam HolmesTasmania's forest practices regulator says it will review how it conducts investigations into suspected land-clearing breaches after a protest by farmers in Hobart.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/tasmania-farmer-protest-over-landclearing-fines/107136632
#Farmers #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #LandManagement #LandClearing #AdamHolmes
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Land-clearing investigations to be reviewed after Hobart farmer protest
By Adam HolmesTasmania's forest practices regulator says it will review how it conducts investigations into suspected land-clearing breaches after a protest by farmers in Hobart.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/tasmania-farmer-protest-over-landclearing-fines/107136632
#Farmers #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #LandManagement #LandClearing #AdamHolmes
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Land-clearing investigations to be reviewed after Hobart farmer protest
By Adam HolmesTasmania's forest practices regulator says it will review how it conducts investigations into suspected land-clearing breaches after a protest by farmers in Hobart.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/tasmania-farmer-protest-over-landclearing-fines/107136632
#Farmers #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #LandManagement #LandClearing #AdamHolmes
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Land-clearing investigations to be reviewed after Hobart farmer protest
By Adam HolmesTasmania's forest practices regulator says it will review how it conducts investigations into suspected land-clearing breaches after a protest by farmers in Hobart.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/tasmania-farmer-protest-over-landclearing-fines/107136632
#Farmers #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #LandManagement #LandClearing #AdamHolmes
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Land-clearing investigations to be reviewed after Hobart farmer protest
By Adam HolmesTasmania's forest practices regulator says it will review how it conducts investigations into suspected land-clearing breaches after a protest by farmers in Hobart.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/tasmania-farmer-protest-over-landclearing-fines/107136632
#Farmers #EnvironmentalManagement #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #LandManagement #LandClearing #AdamHolmes
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@AJ_andrew69 #FAFO is a helluva (negative) cash crop!
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@AJ_andrew69 #FAFO is a helluva (negative) cash crop!
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@AJ_andrew69 #FAFO is a helluva (negative) cash crop!
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@AJ_andrew69 #FAFO is a helluva (negative) cash crop!
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@AJ_andrew69 #FAFO is a helluva (negative) cash crop!
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
"We will sow" — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian assaults . . . . . Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova . . . . . Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips over 15 times as military asks for more time . . . . . EU says Russia 'clearly' unwilling to make peace with Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/wednesday-september-9-2026/
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
"We will sow" — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian assaults . . . . . Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova . . . . . Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips over 15 times as military asks for more time . . . . . EU says Russia 'clearly' unwilling to make peace with Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/wednesday-september-9-2026/
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
"We will sow" — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian assaults . . . . . Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova . . . . . Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips over 15 times as military asks for more time . . . . . EU says Russia 'clearly' unwilling to make peace with Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/wednesday-september-9-2026/
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
"We will sow" — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian assaults . . . . . Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova . . . . . Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips over 15 times as military asks for more time . . . . . EU says Russia 'clearly' unwilling to make peace with Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/wednesday-september-9-2026/
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
"We will sow" — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian assaults . . . . . Russian drone violates Moldovan and Romanian airspace, crashes in Moldova . . . . . Russia's deadline to capture Donbas slips over 15 times as military asks for more time . . . . . EU says Russia 'clearly' unwilling to make peace with Ukraine . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/wednesday-september-9-2026/
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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." >>
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/meet-the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners/* "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." >>
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.70259
#biodiversity #degradation #soil #life #dirt #lawns #SoilHealth #farmers #ImperviousSurfaces
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I have a controversial point. For the most part #Fuck #Farmers.
By and large they are #millionairre #capitalists #welfare recipients who are obsessed with crying all day and blaming other people for their bullshit. -
#Women #farmers in #Malawi tackle #climate change and #gender #inequalities through #greenhouse programme | #UN Women – Headquarters
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They put food on our tables, but 9 out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
By Lauren Bohane and Emily MiddletonA national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one in three feel their mental health has deteriorated over the last year.
#MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton
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Wellbeing report finds nine out of 10 farmers feel undervalued
By Lauren Bohane and Emily MiddletonA national survey finds many farmers are considering leaving the industry, while one on three felt their mental health had deteriorated over the last year.
#MentalHealth #Farmers #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #DairyFarming #MentalWellbeing #LaurenBohane #EmilyMiddleton
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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
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#FUCKRoundUp #Glycophate #carcinogen #farmers #food #organicfood
Driving 140 000 #familyfarms out of business
#HR7567 can destroy #organicfarmers in the U.S.
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Persistent #drought takes toll on #Maine #farmers
After a wet spring, farmers hoped for blue summer skies, but also got a drought that caused crop losses and may last through winter.
Penelope Overton & Robert Lowell, October 5, 2025
"This year, Maine saw its sixth-driest summer on record, with nearly 3 fewer inches of rain than the historical average of 11 inches, according to the National Weather Service. As of Oct. 2, more than half of the state was in severe or extreme drought.
"The Maine agricultural economy is grappling with significant long-term repercussions from the persistent drought, which deprived crops of critical water in July and August and now threatens next year’s harvests, state officials said Thursday at a meeting of the state’s Drought Task Force.
The drought has caused reductions in hay crops, shortened the season for many row crops, resulting in smaller harvests, and it could hurt next year’s berry and tree fruit, according to Tom Gordon, soil and water conservation program coordinator at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry." 'For agriculture, timing is everything,' Gordon said. 'Consistency of precipitation is what’s essential and we can’t in agriculture really catch up on lost precipitation. We need about 1 inch of water per week for crops, and that was lacking during the critical growing season.' "
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/05/persistent-drought-takes-toll-on-maine-farmers/Archived version:
https://archive.md/URhAj#MaineDrought #ClimateDiaryMaine #ExtremeDrought #ClimateChange
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This month, Rothwell is submitting the last paperwork for a $100,000 #USDA #grant awarded under the #Biden admin for a disease study – money that’s part of a federal review of #climate-related #research. She’s not sure if the money will come through. Colleagues at other land-grant schools haven’t been paid, she said.
#Trump #economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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When they fired up the tree shaker…a rust-colored cloud of brown rot spores rose in the heat & settled on their sleeves. Tree by tree, they logged bruised fruit & powdery mold.
“This kind of research doesn’t have #corporate backers,” Rothwell said. “It’s always been the #government & the growers.”
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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On Traverse City’s northern edge, the Northwest #Michigan #Horticulture #Research Center is a 137-acre test #farm. Run by #MSU & funded by #USDA #grants & grower money, it’s where Dr. Nikki Rothwell has spent more than two decades helping orchards survive.
…#Farmers lean on her, especially now.
On a sticky summer morning, she walked the rows with interns & researchers, testing hardier trees & better fruit.
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…Emily Miezio, whose #farm spans about 2,500 acres in Sutton Bay, #Michigan, leads the #Cherry Marketing Institute, the tart cherry industry trade group. For years, they’d tried to claw back into #China.
“That door’s pretty much slammed shut,” she said, since #Trump’s 2018 #trade wars. Now they’re courting #Mexico & #SouthKorea.
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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…In 2024, the #US exported nearly $506 million in fresh cherries worldwide – up 10% in value & 3% in volume from the year before, US Census Bureau #trade data shows.
In the first half of this year, as #Trump’s #trade wars reignited, US fresh #fruit #exports fell 17% in volume & 15% in value. US shipments to #China never fully recovered after Trump’s 2018 trade war. Sales to #Canada also fell 18% by volume in the first 6 months.
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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The Kings & nearly a dozen other #farmers across party lines told Reuters they expected #tariffs to return if #Trump won, but they hoped for a more surgical approach.
About one-third of the Kings’ concentrate goes overseas, mostly to Taiwan & New Zealand. But #Michigan’s #weather related crop loss will play a bigger role in diminished tart #cherry exports than tariffs this year, the Kings & other growers said.
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…#Trump’s sweeping tax-&-spending #law expanded safety nets for large commodity crop operations [#FactoryFarms], such as corn & soybeans, for feed & biofuels.
But #nutrition & #LocalFood programs #fruit & #vegetable growers depend on were slashed, & his #trade policies chilled demand from top export partners, according to government data & academic researchers.
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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From #weather, plant disease & pest woes, #USDA forecast #Michigan will lose 41% of its tart cherry crop this year,compared to 2024. NW MI, where the King farm is located, faces the steepest drop – about 70%, acc/to the #Cherry Industry Administrative Board.
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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#Farmers in the hills near Grand Traverse Bay, where the fruit of their labor has filled pies & fed generations, said they are caught in the crosshairs of #Trump’s reshaping of #government, with sharp cuts & increasing delays hitting the $227 million US tart #cherry industry hard.
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A #USDA #grant request for #funding a cold-storage unit remained in limbo, as #Trump cut spending on #farm programs & #agricultural #research. And Jack King, Juliette’s brother & the farm’s agronomist, kept searching for #fertilizer cheap enough to haul & untouched by Trump’s #trade wars.
“It all slows us down,” King McAvoy, the farm’s business manager, said during a brief pause in July’s harried harvest.
#economy #agriculture #farmers #FamilyFarms #business #climate
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#EPA Proposes Allowing Use of #Dicamba #Weedkiller on Some #Crops
Last year, federal court made certain uses of dicamba illegal after #farmers complained it drifts into neighboring fields, damaging their crops. Ban was scheduled to take full effect this year.
EPA, which reviewed dicamba’s uses and found it poses no risk to human health, is now accepting public comment on its proposed decision. It will then decide whether to greenlight the products.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/climate/dicamba-weed-killer-epa.html
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#SustainableAgriculture research tour planned for July 16 at #UMaine farm in #OldTownME
June 30, 2025
Old Town, Maine — "University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, July 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the UMaine #RogersFarm Forage and Crop Research Facility, 914 Bennoch Rd., Old Town and the nearby #WymansWildBlueberry Research Center.
"The event is geared toward #farmers, crop advisors and others interested in #agricultural production. Faculty and staff from UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture and #UMaineExtension will present their field research on a variety of crops. Specific topics will include #organic #NoTill dry #bean production methods, soil health demonstrations, #CimateChange effects on wild blueberries, #agroforestry and variety trials for #forage #legumes and #potatoes.
"This event is free and pre-registration is not required. Participants will receive two pesticide certification credits and 3.5 CCA credits. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. For a detailed announcement visit the event webpage.
"Rogers Farm and Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research Center are two of several facilities across the state that comprise the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station.
"For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Thomas Molloy at [email protected].
About University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
"As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s #LandAndSeaGrant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles."
FMI:
https://extension.umaine.edu/2025/06/30/sustainable-agriculture-research-tour-2/#SolarPunkSunday #RegenerativeAgriculture #Sustainability #FarmingInMaine #ClimateChangeFarming
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https://youtu.be/Pj1rxI-d5wg
Family Farms and Small Businesses are the "E" In DEI#FamilyFarms #MAGA #ElonMusk #DOGE #DEI #BigAg #ClassWar #Farming #Farmers #FarmBill #RuleByCorporations #Fascism
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7qqZSIN-Q0
#Farmers WARN of #TOXICVEGETABLES After Massive #LithiumFire Next to #SaladBowOfAmerica
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Kangra to Receive Multi-Crore Development Projects Next Month: Nishu Mongra.
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/hp_kangra_to_receive_development_projects_mongra
#himachal #dharamshala #india #press #news #government #governance #congress #APMC #APMCKangra #cmsukhu #agriculture #farming #farmers #vegetables #VegetableMarket #ColdStorage #water #JalShakti
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A good argument for #Polyculture instead of #monoculture! Of course, it takes time to establish, and doesn't happen overnight.
#Climate takes its toll on the ‘#cherry capital of the world’
The erratic weather adding to the troubles of Michigan's cherry growers is impacting #farmers everywhere.
Ayurella Horn-Muller & Izzy Ross
December 17, 2024"Everyone who works the land knows they’re at the mercy of the weather, but even by that measure this was a challenging year for Michigan’s cherry farmers. Growers throughout the state, which produces one-fifth of the nation’s sweet cherries and about 75 percent of its tart cherries, have struggled with mounting losses. By the time the season came to a close over the summer, as much as 75 percent of the state’s sweet cherry crop was lost. Although tart cherry production for northwest Michigan was up almost 40 percent over last year, the quality of the fruit declined.
"Many growers are adapting to the difficult market and changing climate, planting different varieties or embracing high-density orchards with trees packed more closely together, an approach that makes them easier to harvest while lowering costs and improving quality. For Isaiah Wunsch, CEO of the farm that bears his name, the key to survival is 'not putting all of our eggs into one basket.'"
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Farmers, Homesteaders, and Ranch Hands
Photographs by Arthur Rothstein in the 30s and 40s
#arthurrothstein #farmers #homesteaders #ranchhands #herders #americanfarmer #workers #farmlife #rurallife #photography #photographer #the40s #the30s #the1930s # #the1940s #vintagephotography #fotografia #farmhands
