New floating #sea #farms could increase both #foodsecurity and #freshwater supplies
https://www.sustainability-times.com/sustainable-business/new-floating-sea-farms-could-increase-both-food-security-and-freshwater-supplies/

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/09/should-you-be-eating-more-seaweed/

“If [#corporations] create 1,000-acre #monoculture #farms, we’re just re-creating the problems of the #past”
#DeterioratingCarbonSinks

Meet the Agcelerators: People Transforming Agriculture [Promoted content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/meet-the-agcelerators-people-transforming-agriculture/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #agricultue #agriculturaltechnology #agritech #farms #promoted

We're glad to announce the release of RELIANOID Community Edition v5.20.0, which is the continuation of (the now discontinued) Zevenet CE v5.13.
Check all the improvements and info here:
https://relianoid.com/products/community/
#rebranding #securityfixes #webgui #farms #Proxy

Solar panels spark dustup over inappropriate use of farmland

#energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #solar #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaico #farms #farmland #agriculture #agtech #electric #energypolicy #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarpanels #pollinators

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/28/agrivoltaics-to-save-us-farmland-from-buildings/

Solar panels spark dustup over inappropriate use of farmland

#energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #solar #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaico #farms #farmland #agriculture #agtech #electric #energypolicy #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarpanels #pollinators

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/28/agrivoltaics-to-save-us-farmland-from-buildings/

''We also detected a novel clade 2.3.4.4b #H5N1 virus from #ducks in free-range #farms in Tanguar Haor that was similar to viruses first detected in October 2020 in The #Netherlands but with a different #PB2. ''

Dezeen : Tyreus Design Studio wraps open-air Sonoma farm house in wood https://www.dezeen.com/2023/08/25/tyreus-design-studio-open-air-farm-house-sonoma-california/ #Californianhouses #Americanhouses #Architecture #Residential #Renovations #farmhouses #California #Sonoma #Houses #Farms #Barns #all #USA

Athens Fire: Hundreds evacuated, homes burned, blaze in #Parnitha Mt (videos)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7_j78BBiQo&ab_channel=OPEN

The #wildfire in western #Athens has turned into a nightmare without foreseeable end. Several #houses have #burned down, #thousands of people have been #evacuated, #farms and #businesses #destroyed. A 77-year-old man has been reported as #missing from Hasia by Fily as his relatives has no sign by him since Tuesday.

Dezeen : Ten modern barn houses from Dezeen's Pinterest https://www.dezeen.com/2023/08/21/ten-modern-barn-houses-from-dezeens-pinterest/ #Architecture #farmhouses #Pinterest #Roundups #Houses #Farms #Barns #all

Peek a boo
#farms
#barns
#redbarns
#landscapephotography
#photography

If you know anyone raising ruminants on #Maui who have been impacted by the #fires and need feed for their #livestock, send them my way. There is a barge of grass hay and alfalfa pellets on the way and coordination efforts are being made with #farms in need. We need to know where the animals are, how many animals and what species. This includes any help needed for evacuated animals and their caretakers. #aide #goats #sheep #agriculture #mutualaide #rescue #animalrescue #lahaina

One of the largest #poultry #farms in the #Russia Federation closed for six months due to #birdflu #outbreak, Kommersant: https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6159160?from=top_main_7 #influenza #H5N1 #birds #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses

Why Some #Wisconsin Lawmakers and Local Officials Have Changed Their Minds About Letting #Undocumented #Immigrants Drive
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“If we suddenly kicked out all of the people here, the undocumented, our #dairy #farms would collapse,” one lawmaker said.

“We have to come up with a solution.”

#Immigration #Farming #CivilRights #Police #Cars #Driving #Courts #Labor #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-immigration-driving-licenses-dairy-farms-politics?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

NGL I bought myself a half pound treat of that #organic SL28 #coffee light/medium roast, with the tasting notes of plum, nougat, stone fruits, bergamot (that's what sold me) and green tea. I can't say that it tastes like any of those things, bc everybody knows I'm a peasant, but it's really really good and I haven't had REALLY good #coffee in literally years.
#treatYoself #drinkLocal if you can grow it or afford it. Also, there are 800 coffee #farms on big island, many have fantastic coffee, this one is merely one of them/not an advertisement.

2022: #Maine bans use of sewage sludge on #farms to reduce risk of #PFAS poisoning

Sludge used as crop #fertilizer has #contaminated #soil, #water, #crops and #cattle, forcing #farmers to quit

by Tom Perkins, Thu 12 May 2022 11.00 EDT

"Maine last month became the first state to ban the practice of spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge as fertilizer.

"But it’s largely on its own in the US, despite a recent report estimating about 20m acres of cropland across the country may be contaminated.

"Most states are only beginning to look at the problem and some are increasing the amount of sludge they spread on farm fields despite the substance being universally contaminated with PFAS and destroying livelihoods in Maine.

"'Maine is at the forefront of this because we’ve seen first-hand the damage that sludge causes to farms,' said Patrick MacRoy, deputy director of the non-profit Defend Our Health Maine. The new law also prohibits sludge from being composted with other organic material.

"PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of chemicals used across dozens of industries to make products resistant to water, stains and heat. Though the compounds are highly effective, they are also linked to #cancer, #KidneyDisease, #BirthDefects, decreased #immunity, #liver problems and a range of other serious diseases.

"Sewage sludge is a semi-solid mix of human excrement and industrial #waste that water treatment plants pull from the nation’s sewer system. It’s expensive to dispose of, and about 60% of it is now lightly treated and sold or given away as 'biosolid' fertilizer because it is high in plant nutrients.

"Maine and #Michigan are the only two states that are routinely checking sludge and farms for PFAS, and both are finding contamination on farms to be widespread.

"Maine’s legislature banned the practice of spreading sludge as fertilizer in April [2022] after environmental officials discovered astronomical levels of PFAS in water, crops, cattle and soil on farms where sludge had been spread, and high PFAS levels have been detected in farmers’ blood.

"#Contamination from PFAS-tainted sludge has already poisoned well water on around a dozen farms, and has forced several Maine farms to shutter. The state is investigating about 700 more fields where PFAS-contaminated sludge was spread in recent years. Farmers have told the Guardian that many of their peers with contaminated land won’t alert the state because they fear financial ruin.

"Maine also approved the creation of a $60m fund that will be used to help farmers cover medical monitoring, for buyouts and for other forms of financial assistance.

"'Folks have been left out to dry without any real help so we’re grateful to see that,' MacRoy said. The sludge legislation comes after Maine last year enacted the nation’s first ban on non-essential uses of PFAS in products. It goes into effect in 2030.

"In Michigan, environmental officials have downplayed the detection of PFAS in sludge and on farms, and although the state prohibits highly contaminated sludge from being spread, it allows higher levels of the chemicals in sludge than Maine. State regulators have also identified PFAS polluters and required them to stop discharging the chemicals into the sewers.

"Questions remain about whether that’s enough to keep PFAS out of Michigan’s food supply. Instead of implementing a wide-scale program to test livestock, crops and dairy, the state identified 13 farms it considered most at risk and has claimed contamination on other farms isn’t a risk.

"Michigan is ahead of most other states. In #Virginia, environmental regulators are considering permitting an additional 6,000 acres worth of sludge to be spread and have so far resisted public health advocates’ calls to test for PFAS and reject new sludge permits.

"In #Alabama, the state’s department of environmental management said in 2019 that 'the best use of biosolids is as a [fertilizer].'

"Even as the crisis unfolds in Maine, officials in Alabama are increasing the amount of out-of-state sludge that’s imported and spread on fields or landfilled, and the state in 2020 updated its biosolids rule to 'encourage' the use of #biosolids as fertilizer. Alabama does not test sludge for PFAS."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/maine-bans-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-farms-pfas-poisoning

#EPA #EPAFail #InformedConsent #PFOS #WaterIsLife #ToxicWaste #FoodProduction

Wisconsin’s #Dairy Industry Relies on #Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally Drive
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Undocumented #immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many #farm workers to risk fines and #arrest.

“It’s a Catch-22 for a lot of folks,” advocates say.

#Wisconsin #Immigration #Farming #Farms #Safety #Police #Driving #Cards #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-dairy-undocumented-immigrants-drivers-licenses?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Drones in #farms is so beautiflul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYl_1TMVwjw

more information: https://www.tevel-tech.com/

America's #Farms Are Facing A Serious #LaborShortage

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM1NS9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbA/episode/NjYzMTBjNTAtY2RkYS00ZTVjLTgyOTMtNDBjYjZiODQzNjQ2?sa=X&ved=0CI4CEM-BB2oXChMI6Orsjeq4gAMVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAE
For #farmers across #America, finding enough #labor has become a top concern. Decades ago, whole families of migrant #farmworkers, the majority of them from #Mexico, would travel around the U.S. in search of #seasonalwork. But over time, farmworkers began to settle. Now, many of them are aging out. And their children and grandchildren are finding opportunities in other sectors.

#WashingtonState #wildfires threaten animals, homes, #crops

Story by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, July 27, 2023

"A wildfire that started in #Klickitat County, Washington, on Friday afternoon destroyed more than 30,000 acres in less than a day and continues to grow as it feeds on brush, grass and forest vegetation.

"Fire crews are working to extinguish the #NewellRoadWildfire near #Bickleton, which has resulted in the evacuation of residents in the rural area, and is threatening #farms, #livestock, #homes and #wind and #SolarFarms, reported KOMO News.

"'It's very difficult terrain to fight fire,' said Allen Lebovitz, a spokesperson for the state's Department of Natural Resources, as Reuters reported. 'We are under a red flag warning. That's a #firefighter's worst nightmare because the #humidity is dropping precipitously. The winds are picking up. And so the fire carries extremely fast.'

"The wildfire is burning just to the north of where the #Oregon-Washington border is represented by the #ColumbiaRiver. It has destroyed several structures and is threatening a #NaturalGas #pipeline.

"Lebovitz said the fire was heading in the direction of the #Yakama Indian Reservation."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/washington-state-wildfires-threaten-animals-homes-crops/ar-AA1er4ah?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=981bee14b02942c4bb3675d430fab3a1&ei=9