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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. Today, US farm bankruptcies are at a six-year high, according to data from Epiq AACER, a bankruptcy reporting platform.

    Bird flu was ravaging poultry flocks, spreading through dairy herds and driving up egg prices. The flesh-eating screwworm livestock parasite, which had been eradicated from the US decades ago, was creeping north through Mexico. And the agency charged with managing those threats was bracing for budget and staffing upheaval as DOGE cuts began thinning its ranks of tens of thousands of employees.

    The winning. So much winning.

    cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/br
    #farmers
    #uspol
    #biosecurity
    #screwworm
    #avianinfluenza

  13. Then, when despair overcomes the farmer and he ends his life, who does he leave behind? His grieving family, who often feel abandoned and face a dire future. #school #plays #farmers #india #photography

    Photographed with a Nikon Coolpix Camera.

  14. Then, when despair overcomes the farmer and he ends his life, who does he leave behind? His grieving family, who often feel abandoned and face a dire future. #school #plays #farmers #india #photography

    Photographed with a Nikon Coolpix Camera.

  15. Then, when despair overcomes the farmer and he ends his life, who does he leave behind? His grieving family, who often feel abandoned and face a dire future. #school #plays #farmers #india #photography

    Photographed with a Nikon Coolpix Camera.

  16. Then, when despair overcomes the farmer and he ends his life, who does he leave behind? His grieving family, who often feel abandoned and face a dire future. #school #plays #farmers #india #photography

    Photographed with a Nikon Coolpix Camera.

  17. Then, when despair overcomes the farmer and he ends his life, who does he leave behind? His grieving family, who often feel abandoned and face a dire future. #school #plays #farmers #india #photography

    Photographed with a Nikon Coolpix Camera.

  18. The Perkins Institute for Global Studies @theperkinsinstitute.wordpress.com@theperkinsinstitute.wordpress.com ·

    Jeremy Clarkson: The Gearhead turned farmer

    The Man who that neither the culture vultures nor cancer could kill, the man who captivated generations of people!

    When we think of great men and women, we tend to think of prophets, kings, statesmen, warriors, and the mythological figures who gave civilizations a language for understanding their world—and the courage to conquer it. Rarely, however, do we place pop-culture icons in that same category. They are often dismissed as temporary celebrities: products of their moment, destined to be reduced to nostalgia once their era has passed.

    But every so often, an exception emerges that challenges the rule and gives rise to a generation voice.

    On July 27, 1988, pop culture created one of those exceptions. Though like the rule itself, this moment was almost reduced to one failed season not fit for nostalgia.

    What appeared at first to be another character, another story, another piece of entertainment became something far more enduring: a generational icon whose archetypal message survived the cultural shifts that sought to redefine, dismantle, and ultimately forget the ideals he represented.

    Raising the question of whether we should mistake pop culture icon’s or heroes as mere entertainment for that moment when civilization need them most.

    Jeremy Clarkson didn’t simply host a car show—he helped transform the way the world thought about cars. When Top Gear first appeared on April 22, 1977, its purpose was relatively straightforward: showcase automobiles and reflect Britain’s automotive industry. Decades later, Clarkson would help turn that modest concept into a global pop-culture phenomenon, transforming Top Gear from an automotive program into entertainment, comedy, travel, competition, and personality-driven television.

    But no revolution happens alone.

    Richard Hammond and James May were essential to the formula. Their contrasting personalities, competing perspectives, and unmistakable chemistry transformed three presenters into something far greater: a trio that became synonymous with an era of television and almost as iconic as the cars they drove.

    They reinvented the car show—and proved that sometimes the greatest television isn’t about the subject at all. It’s about the people who make you care about it. And that they did because we all had tears in our eyes when they signed off The Grand Tour for the last time in Africa.

    When The Grand Tour aired its final episode in 2024, it wasn’t simply the end of a television show—it felt like the closing chapter of a relationship millions of us had grown up with. For nearly three decades, Clarkson, Hammond, and May took us across the world, through impossible roads, remote landscapes, ridiculous challenges, and some of the greatest cars ever built. When it finally ended, the questions were inevitable: Would we ever see the three of them together again? What comes next? And can the automotive world ever feel quite the same without them?

    For an entire generation, these three weren’t just presenters. They were the friends who introduced us to cars. They made us care about machines we could never afford, dream about roads we’d never drive, and, for many of us, buy the project car that would sit unfinished in the driveway for the next decade. Their adventures turned an interest in automobiles into something much bigger—a shared passion, a culture, and a community.

    And when the journey ended, millions of us were left asking the same question:

    What do you do when the people who taught you to love something finally say goodbye?

    For Jeremy Clarkson, the voice that had transformed automotive television wasn’t finished—it had simply found a new field to conquer. Literally. When Clarkson’s Farm premiered in 2021, the premise seemed almost absurd: take one of Britain’s most famous car presenters, give him a farm, and somehow turn agriculture into television. Even the producers seemed skeptical that Clarkson would survive the experience. Yet what began as a potential disaster quickly became one of Amazon’s most unexpected successes.

    The question was whether fans who had followed Clarkson from Top Gear to The Grand Tour would care about farming. The answer came quickly: absolutely. The show proved that Clarkson’s appeal was never really about cars—it was about his personality, his curiosity, his spectacular ability to turn ordinary problems into extraordinary disasters, and the people around him. Add a cast of unforgettable farmhands, particularly Kaleb Cooper, and suddenly tractors, crops, bureaucracy, weather, and livestock became every bit as entertaining as supercars and exotic road trips.

    What made Clarkson’s Farm remarkable wasn’t simply that Jeremy Clarkson made farming entertaining—it was that he turned a traditionally overlooked industry into a national conversation. What began as television quickly became a platform for farmers and rural communities facing rising costs, regulation, economic uncertainty, and an increasingly complicated relationship with government. Clarkson brought those struggles into living rooms that might otherwise never have considered them, showing audiences just how difficult—and expensive—it can be to produce the food we take for granted. When he took farmers to London to protest policies affecting their livelihoods, he wasn’t simply creating another television moment; he was giving visibility to people who often felt invisible. Whatever one’s politics, the cultural impact was difficult to ignore: Clarkson helped millions of viewers understand that farming isn’t merely an occupation—it is the foundation of food security, rural communities, and a degree of independence that modern society can easily take for granted.

    He didn’t just make farming entertaining. He made people pay attention.

    Just as Clarkson seemed to be entering another successful chapter, audiences were reminded that even the larger-than-life figures who have entertained us for decades are still human. Near the end of Clarkson’s Farm Season Five, Clarkson revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer and would require surgery and treatment. Thankfully, it was reportedly caught early, giving him a much stronger chance of recovery. For fans who had followed him from Top Gear to The Grand Tour and now into the fields of Diddly Squat, the news carried a different weight: the man who had spent decades making us laugh suddenly gave us a reason to worry.

    If you haven’t watched Clarkson’s Farm, you’re missing far more than another Clarkson comedy. It delivers the same irreverent entertainment that made Top Gear and The Grand Tour cultural phenomena, but it also pulls back the curtain on an industry most of us rarely see. From farm-to-table production and spiraling costs to livestock, crops, and the realities of running a brewery, the series turns agriculture into something surprisingly personal and accessible.

    As it turns out, Clarkson didn’t leave the world of entertainment behind when he left the driver’s seat. He simply discovered that the next great adventure was waiting in a field.

    Jeremy we are praying for you!

    #agriculturalindustry #agriculture #agricultureindustry #automotive #automotiveindustry #books #clarksonSfarm #clarksonsfarm #didlysquatfarm #englishparliament #farm #farmer #farmers #farming #history #jamesmay #jeremyClarkson #jeremyclarkson #london #parliament #richardhammond #thegrandtour #topgear #topgearuk #travel #writing
  19. #Lentils are seen as key crops of the future due to #nutrition & agricultural benefits. In France, #farmers may benefit from increased lentil consumption—which supports a dietary transitions towards a more #sustainable food system: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu... #Agriculture #Pulses #AlternativeProteins

    Redirecting

  20. Council abandons road train safety restrictions amid criticism from farmers
    By Aimee Mitchell and Liam O'Connell

    A North Queensland council abandons plans to restrict road trains from using five key freight routes after criticism from farmers.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/isa

    #RoadTransportIndustry #Farmers #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Roads #LocalGovernment #AimeeMitchell #LiamOConnell

  21. #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

  22. 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

  23. #India - Backyard nutrition gardens- For family nutrition and income

    In rainfed agriculture, where farm livelihoods are highly vulnerable to climate vagaries, alternative farm based enterprises go a long way in providing the necessary support for #farmers to remain in farming. Backyard kitchen garden is one such enterprise which meets multiple needs like food, income and nutrition security, besides empowering women.

    September 2025

    Excerpt: "A key intervention was to help farm women raise kitchen gardens in their backyard. These kitchen gardens are meant to increase #FoodDiversity in the diets of the participating families and reduce reliance on the market for introduced vegetables. Each interested household was provided with a kitchen garden kit containing around 10-13 types of vegetable seeds. By raising kitchen gardens, women were able to harvest many types of seasonal vegetables.

    "During 2023-24, kitchen garden kits with 13 different varieties of vegetables were given to 70 group members. For those who had sown seeds early in the season, owing to excessive rains, the seeds didn’t germinate. But around 40% of the women who took up late sowing, could harvest vegetables from the gardens. Women have done #composting with kitchen waste, garden clippings, and dry leaves to create rich organic #compost. This compost is used to fertilize the garden beds. They also prepared organic liquid fertilizers like #Panchagavya and #Jeevamruta to increase immunity and promote plant growth. To manage pest and diseases, they used #NeemOil spray as #NaturalPesticides. Organic #mulch, such as straw and dried leaves, were applied around plants to retain soil moisture, suppress weeds, and improve soil health. Each of the households produced vegetables like #brinjal, #bhendi, #tomato, #gourds, #cucumber, #radish and green #vegetables. On an average each household produced vegetables worth Rs.2500-3500 in a season.

    "Again, 2024 has been a year of heavy rainfall for Dharwad district. Untimely rains caused havoc, damaging crops. Farmers had to face crop losses and in such a situation around 25 women farmers raised nutrition qardens in their backyard. Each household produced vegetables worth Rs.3000-4000 in a season. Kitchen gardens served as a boon to these families facing #FoodShortages due to crop loss."

    Read more:
    leisaindia.org/backyard-nutrit

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #KitchenGardens #BackyardGardens #GrowYourOwn #FoodSovereignty #ClimateChange #Resiliency

  24. "Farmers in Iowa, manufacturers in Michigan, and truckers in Texas aren’t getting richer off these trade wars; they’re getting crushed. …

    the migration has begun. Slowly, quietly, and maybe even too late. But it’s happening. And when it’s over, the GOP will look up, dazed and confused, wondering how the man they built their empire around ended up standing alone in the dust."

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC #economy #tariffs #farmers #manufacturers
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