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  1. Ars Technica: I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.. “Over the last decade, John Deere has become a big target of the ever-growing right-to-repair movement. The company’s high-tech software systems also come equipped with digital locks, which require official, dealer-sanctioned approval to access. If you want to fiddle with a part, or replace […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/ars-technica-i-fixed-a-tractor-using-john-deeres-self-repair-service-farmers-arent-sold-on-it/
  2. Ars Technica: I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.. “Over the last decade, John Deere has become a big target of the ever-growing right-to-repair movement. The company’s high-tech software systems also come equipped with digital locks, which require official, dealer-sanctioned approval to access. If you want to fiddle with a part, or replace […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/ars-technica-i-fixed-a-tractor-using-john-deeres-self-repair-service-farmers-arent-sold-on-it/
  3. Ars Technica: I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.. “Over the last decade, John Deere has become a big target of the ever-growing right-to-repair movement. The company’s high-tech software systems also come equipped with digital locks, which require official, dealer-sanctioned approval to access. If you want to fiddle with a part, or replace […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/ars-technica-i-fixed-a-tractor-using-john-deeres-self-repair-service-farmers-arent-sold-on-it/
  4. Ars Technica: I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.. “Over the last decade, John Deere has become a big target of the ever-growing right-to-repair movement. The company’s high-tech software systems also come equipped with digital locks, which require official, dealer-sanctioned approval to access. If you want to fiddle with a part, or replace […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/ars-technica-i-fixed-a-tractor-using-john-deeres-self-repair-service-farmers-arent-sold-on-it/
  5. Ars Technica: I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.. “Over the last decade, John Deere has become a big target of the ever-growing right-to-repair movement. The company’s high-tech software systems also come equipped with digital locks, which require official, dealer-sanctioned approval to access. If you want to fiddle with a part, or replace […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/15/ars-technica-i-fixed-a-tractor-using-john-deeres-self-repair-service-farmers-arent-sold-on-it/
  6. Apple growers fear economic and biosecurity wipeout as US eyes market
    By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

    Australian growers are raising biosecurity concerns as the United States steps closer to exporting apples to the Australian market.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/us-

    #Trade #FruitCrops #Farmers #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

  7. Apple growers fear economic and biosecurity wipeout as US eyes market
    By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

    Australian growers are raising biosecurity concerns as the United States steps closer to exporting apples to the Australian market.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/us-

    #Trade #FruitCrops #Farmers #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

  8. Apple growers fear economic and biosecurity wipeout as US eyes market
    By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

    Australian growers are raising biosecurity concerns as the United States steps closer to exporting apples to the Australian market.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/us-

    #Trade #FruitCrops #Farmers #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

  9. Apple growers fear economic and biosecurity wipeout as US eyes market
    By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

    Australian growers are raising biosecurity concerns as the United States steps closer to exporting apples to the Australian market.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/us-

    #Trade #FruitCrops #Farmers #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

  10. Apple growers fear economic and biosecurity wipeout as US eyes market
    By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

    Australian growers are raising biosecurity concerns as the United States steps closer to exporting apples to the Australian market.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/us-

    #Trade #FruitCrops #Farmers #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

  11. Macquarie Marshes landholders prepare for arrival of bird flu

    H5 bird flu is yet to reach the Macquarie Marshes, but landholders fear the region’s feral pig problem…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #birdflu #birds #farmers #grazing #infected #macquariemarshes #Rural #vaccines
    newsbeep.com/au/891413/

  12. Macquarie Marshes landholders prepare for arrival of bird flu

    H5 bird flu is yet to reach the Macquarie Marshes, but landholders fear the region’s feral pig problem…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #birdflu #birds #farmers #grazing #infected #macquariemarshes #Rural #vaccines
    newsbeep.com/au/891413/

  13. 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 more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  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. CW: Unarmada for Gaza: Long bars, extreme content

    so tell your #barman to hold your #lager
    or better yet #BringHerWith if she’d rather
    scran your #ramen or your #carbonara
    get your #passport, your #mask and your #balaclava
    get all your #mates from your #AlmaMater
    all the #neighbours from #fête and #gala
    your #SoccerSquad and your #SparringPartners
    #tinkers, #tailors, #gig #serfs and #farmers
    #mandem, #ultras, #HRDepartments
    #joiners, #plumbers and #carny #barkers
    slip the yoke and behalve the harness
    tell #MisterTallyMan, “fuck #bananas
    before they go the whole #enchilada
    the #SocialContract ’s knackered: #embalmer
    when the king’s this bare-arse starkers
    reckon it’s time for a #reginata?
    that’s what they call an #intifada
    that’s what we call #satyagraha
    not for the sake of #virtue or #karma
    from #Omelas to disembark us
    #PointOfOrder ; the point of departure’s
    #kindness will always be smarter than harshness

    5/7

    #Bars
    #Poetry
    #Lyrics
    #Songs
    #writing
    #rhymescheme
    #geopol
    #MiddleEast
    #IsraeliWarCrimes
    #FreedomFlotilla
    #Sumud
    #ConvoyOfSteadfastness
    #FreePalestine
    #Madleen
    #AntiFascist
    #Genocide
    #UKpol
    #Labour
    #RuleOfLaw
    #Atrocity
    #Imperalism
    #Collapse
    #Ethics
    #Society
    #Praxis
    #CallToAction
    #WorldOrder
    #SocialMovements
    #Surveillance #State #SurveillanceState

  20. Judge Illston listed services that could disappear if the offices that administer them were wiped out, including #DisasterRelief funds for #farmers after a #flood, in-person appointments for #SocialSecurity recipients to discuss their #benefits, #workplace #safety inspections in #mines & #grants that support #kindergarten programs.

    Judge Illston’s order:
    storage.courtlistener.com/reca

    #law #Trump #TrumpPurge #TrumpCoup #Congress #LegislativeBranch #SeparationOfPowers #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower

  21. #Cows in #Texas and #Kansas test positive for highly #pathogenic bird #flu
    It is believed to be the first time the #virus, highly pathogenic #avianinfluenza (#HPAI), has been found in cows in #US., primarily affecting older cows. The virus was detected in milk from sick cows on two farms in Kansas and one in Texas. #USDA noted #farmers have found dead #birds on their properties, indicating exposure to infected birds.
    The risk to public is low, and the milk supply is safe arstechnica.com/science/2024/0

  22. #Activists Who Sacrificed Their Lives To Save The #AmazonRainforest

    by Jana Gregorio
    July 31 2020

    "According to reports, on average, one activist has been killed in #Brazil every week since 2002. Most of the killings happened in remote areas of the Amazon.

    "#ChicoMendes was a labor leader and activist who fought against the #deforestation of the #AmazonRainforest. In 1988, Mendes was shot and killed in front of his house by a cattle rancher named Darcy Alves.

    "#NazildoDosSantosBrito was an anti-#PalmOil campaigner. In 2018, Brito was shot and killed, but none of his possessions were missing. Rights groups say he was killed due to his activism in the Amazon.

    "Maxciel Pereira dos Santos was a defender of Brazil’s Indigenous people. In 2019, he was killed execution-style in front of his family members.

    "For decades, the Amazon Rainforest has been the target of #CattleRanchers, #farmers, #loggers, and #miners who seek to take the forest’s land and natural resources. Over the past 50 years, about 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed."

    worldatlas.com/articles/10-peo

    #DirectAction #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #WaterProtectors #ForestDefenders #EnvironmentalActivists #ClimateActivists #ClimateJustice #SilencingDissent #CorporateColonialism #EcoActivists #Censorship #HumanRightsViolations #ExtractiveMining #IndigenistasAssociados #EnvironmentalRacism #IndigenousPeople #IndigenousActivists #EarthDefenders #SouthAmerica #LatinAmerica

  23. "Countries must put food systems and agriculture at the heart of their climate ambitions, addressing both global emissions and protecting the lives and livelihoods of farmers living on the front line of climate change."

    COP28 Declaration Seen as Good News for World's Small Farmers

    voanews.com/amp/cop28-declarat via VOA
    Photo: Internat'l Labor Organization
    #Cop28 #Climate #ClimateChange #UN #UnitedNations #Farming #Farmers #SmallFarmers

  24. To all #Biryani and Pilaf lovers, good news....

    The wait for the best quality #Basmati #Rice is almost over!

    Real hard work begins soon at #BrarBrothers Farms at #Puranpur in #Pilibhit area of #Terai #UttarPradesh to harvest Basmati, the King of Rice!

    By the way, a comfortable stay too.

    #Farmers #HarvestingSeason #India #Agriculture #HarvestSeason #BasmatiRice