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#crops

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Ma Quest :ablobjam:

An early start to Solarpunk Sunday.
More tomorrow.
At the Meise Botanic Garden you can see wild banana varieties, some originally collected in Papua New Guinea, through the Crop Wild Relatives Project, used in pre-breeding research to help make cultivated bananas more tolerant to drought.
plantentuinmeise.be/

www.plantentuinmeise.bePlantentuin MeisePlantentuin Meise, een 92 hectare grote groene oase, vlak bij Brussel, waar 20 000 plantensoorten groeien uit de hele wereld. Kom genieten van de groei en bloei, van geur en kleur, van weelde en afwis…
#SolarPunkSunday#Bananas#Crops
Charlie McHenry

Meanwhile in the #Agriculture space, Arkansas is on the verge of agricultural disaster - other states face problems too. This according to Joe Mercer, head of the Arkansas #Ag association: “Ag equipment dealers, parts dealers, crop dusting companies, and many others have had sales plunge as much as 50% this year. Banks are reporting that as much as 25% of current farmers won’t be able to get financed for next year as of right now and that number will continue to balloon. Many rural banks that rely on the ag sector may be shuttered as well if relief isn’t distributed.” talkbusiness.net/2025/08/arkan #farming #farms #crops #grain #soybeans #MidWest #Arkansas

Talk Business & Politics · Arkansas on the verge of agricultural disaster - Talk Business & PoliticsOne in three or more farms in Arkansas could be shuttered by next spring if the federal government doesn’t provide some type of supplemental assistance to farmers this fall, Agriculture...
DoomsdaysCW

Sunny but #hazy as #WildfireSmoke returns to #Maine Sunday

An #AirQuality Alert is in place for Sunday.

Emily Pike, August 2, 2025

"Sunday morning lows in the 50s and 60s, with highs in the 70s to 80s. Skies will be mostly sunny, but Canadian wildfire smoke will bring a thick haze for the higher elevations. An Air Quality Alert is in effect Sunday.

"An #AirQualityAlert is in effect from 1 AM to 11 PM on Sunday, August 3, 2025, for parts of #Maine and #NewHampshire due to expected high levels of #ParticlePollution.

"The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued the alert for the Western and Eastern Interior regions of the state, including areas in #Franklin, #Somerset, #York, Cumberland, #Androscoggin, and #Kennebec counties. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued a similar alert for #Coos, #Grafton, and #Carroll counties.

"Air quality is expected to reach levels that are considered 'Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups' due to a plume of smoke moving in from Canada.

"Those most at risk include children, older adults, people with respiratory conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, or emphysema, and anyone who is physically active outdoors. Even healthy individuals may experience mild symptoms and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged outdoor activity during this time.

"High pressure is keeping things dry and sunny, which may allow the smoke to linger into next week, thickening into Monday.

"Looking Ahead: Maine is off to a dry start this August. Without significant rainfall soon, #drought conditions could develop, potentially affecting #crops and increasing #FireRisk.

"The 8-day forecast shows only a few chances for showers and slightly below-average temperatures, mainly in the 70s to 80s."

Source:
wmtw.com/article/sunny-but-haz

#ClimateDiary#ClimateDiaryMaine#MaineWx
Steve Dustcircle 🌹

“Everyone Would #Starve Except the #Rich”: This Nightmare Nuclear War Scenario Could Kill #Crops and Collapse #Civilization in Just Months

sustainability-times.com/resea

Sustainability Times · "Everyone Would Starve Except the Rich": This Nightmare Nuclear War Scenario Could Kill Crops and Collapse Civilization in Just Months - Sustainability TimesIN A NUTSHELL 🌍 A nuclear winter could drastically reduce global corn production, threatening food security worldwide. 📉 Regional nuclear conflicts might decrease corn yields by 7%, while major wars could lead to an 87% drop due to soot and UV-B radiation. 🌱 The introduction of agricultural resilience kits with climate-specific seeds could mitigate the
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

A #Food Reckoning Is Coming
Our #diets are awful for planet. We can’t simply abandon food.
Challenge is: what we #eat, how we produce it, and forests and ecosystems we clear to make room for more #farms to make more food. And that’s mostly a land story about relentless spread of #crops and #pastures that cover 2 of every 5 acres of land on Earth, obliterating wild landscapes that soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. We have no idea how or when that story will end.
theatlantic.com/science/archiv

The Atlantic · Humanity Can Quit Fossil Fuels—But Not FoodBy Michael Grunwald
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#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.
nytimes.com/2025/07/23/climate
archive.ph/FzJDX

The New York Times · E.P.A. Proposes Allowing Use of Dicamba Weedkiller on Some CropsBy Claire Brown
Dragofix

Bigger crops, fewer nutrients: The hidden cost of climate change sciencedaily.com/releases/2025

ScienceDailyBigger crops, fewer nutrients: The hidden cost of climate changeClimate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher temperatures are not only reshaping how crops grow but are also degrading their nutritional value especially in vital leafy greens like kale and spinach. This shift could spell trouble for global health, particularly in communities already facing nutritional stress. Researchers warn that while crops may grow faster, they may also become less nourishing, with fewer minerals, proteins, and antioxidants raising concerns about obesity, weakened immunity, and chronic diseases.
#food#FoodProduction#crops
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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖

#WildlifeServices an agency within the US Department of Agriculture (#USDA), kills over a million wild #animals each year, largely for the farmed #AnimalIndustry, by horrendous means such as #poisoning, #CyanideBombs, neck #snares and even being shot from an airplane.

In fact, a whopping 36.5% of the agency’s activities were done to “protect #agriculture including #livestock, row #crops, #aquaculture, and #timber “, and a large portion of their $286 million budget

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SydneyJim

Banned in Europe, sprayed in #Australia & America: The fungicide threatening our pollinators sciencedaily.com/releases/2025

Macquarie University researchers reveal that chlorothalonil, still commonly sprayed on American and #Australian produce, cripples insect fertility by more than a third at residue levels typically found on food.

#Poison #Environment #Crops #Agriculture #Food #Farming #

ScienceDailyBanned in Europe, sprayed in America: The fungicide threatening our pollinatorsMacquarie University researchers reveal that chlorothalonil, still commonly sprayed on American and Australian produce, cripples insect fertility by more than a third at residue levels typically found on food. The unexpectedly sharp drop in fruit-fly egg production suggests cascading damage to pollinator populations vital for crops and ecosystems. Although the fungicide is outlawed in the EU, Australian growers often apply it preventively, underscoring regulatory blind spots. Scientists urge scaled-back spraying and sustainable alternatives to stop a hidden contributor to global insect decline.
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Nonilex

“It’s the end of the world as we know it…”

#BadScene

#Trump #immigration raids leave #crops #unharvested, #California #farms at risk

#economy #groceries #agriculture #inflation #recession #law #immigration

Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

reuters.com/business/immigrati

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