The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
From wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects This week, farmers across the midwest are preparing
The EU Green Deal
Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent Source: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the
Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial
Amid lawsuits filed by thousands of farmers linking the herbicide to Parkinson’s disease, the EPA is reconsidering its analysis of paraquat’s risks.
World spends $1.8tn a year on subsidies that harm environment, study finds
Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife Source: The Guardian, 17 Feb.
Op-ed: We Need a New Farm Bill—for My Iowa Farm and Beyond
Wendy Johnson has spent more than a decade building diversity on her Iowa farm, despite financial and cultural pressure to stick to
What industrial agriculture has done to once thriving rural towns in America
Joe & Nic’s Road Trip We are traveling the USA by road in our Ford Bronco. We will mostly be visiting city
The Guardian view on water politics in Europe: a new fault line
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/26/the-guardian-view-on-water-politics-in-europe-a-new-fault-line As drought becomes the norm, creative solutions must be found to deal with a new, parched reality Boats lie on
The Field Report: What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System
Source: https://civileats.com/2022/08/09/the-field-report-what-the-historic-climate-bill-means-for-farmers-and-the-food-system/?utm_source=Verified+CE+list&utm_campaign=c94b465cb2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_3_2018_8_13_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_aae5e4a315-c94b465cb2-294324858 National Black Farmers Association president John Boyd condemned the fact that the IRA eliminates the previous debt relief program, which has been
