Viewed and recommend: “Food and Country.” https://www.foodandcountryfilm.com/

Ask for it at your local library, e.g., it’s at Monterey Public Library https://www.montereylibrary.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=460084&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20food%20and%20country.

#FoodAndCountry #USA #FoodSystem #IndustrialAgriculture #SmallFarmers #FamilyFarms #Ranchers #FoodProduction #agriculture #farming #chefs #WhiteOakPastures #KnuthFarms #OrganicFarming
#Greenwave #BrenSmith #RiseAndRootFarms #StratfordAngus

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"Farmland seven times the size of London could face flooding by 2050"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Farming #Agriculture #Climate #ClimateChange

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/england-farmland-flood-risk-2050-3525976

Great little video here on the rediscovery and importance of #Welsh Black Oats.

"Filmed in Welsh with English subtitles, it epitomises how and why reviving seed diversity is a transformational act, helping to re-value and pass on the language, skills and culture that have enabled farmers and rural communities to thrive for generations in Wales, and around our living planet". #farming #ArableFarming #SeedExchange #SeedPreservation #DiwylliantCymreig #Cymru #Cymraeg

https://gaiafoundation.org/llafur-ni/

The UK bans meat and dairy imports from Hungary and Slovakia after a foot-and-mouth case.

Confirmation of the case along the Hungarian-Slovak border comes less than two months after an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Germany.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250308-the-uk-bans-meat-dairy-imports-from-hungary-slovakia-after-a-foot-and-mouth-case?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

There are a lot of interesting things in this article about Larry Ellison's expensive ($500mn) efforts to build automated greenhouses on the island of Lanai, in Hawai'i (an island on which he owns 98% of land): https://luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/larry-ellison-island-farming-plan-01032025.php

It's important reading for anyone curious about the reality of automated/indoor farming, which has captured the imagination of many, with its slick marketing images of clean, white greenhouses bursting with lettuces.

Not only does this case study reveal things about the difficulties of automated farming, it also reveals things about how people from the tech world approach agricultural projects.

New in our electronic #collection:

Weighing #Animal #Welfare: Comparing Well-Being Across #Species

https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197745793.001.0001

Farming-dependent counties supported Trump at astonishing levels in November’s election. But #funding freezes and Department of Agriculture firings could hit them hard: newrepublic.com/post/192030/... #agriculture #farming #USA #politics

Trump Is Really Screwing Over ...

Had the first litter of 2025! I raise pigs here in New York State. Feel free to ask me about it. I’m a small operation with 5 sows. #farming

Tickets are now on sale for Groundswell 2025.

The UK regenerative agriculture festival is on July 2nd and 3rd at Lannock farm, Hertfordshire SG4 7EE.
#RegenerativeAgriculture #Agriculture #Farming #UK #ClimateAction

https://groundswellag.com/

UK Independent film “Six Inches Of Soil” is now available for viewing in the US.

https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8797/six-inches-of-soil

Czech farmers lead fresh EU border protests over Ukraine and Latin America trade deals.

Farmers from Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia join Czech-led demonstrations, rejecting Ukraine’s efforts to ease concerns over cheap imports.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250228-czech-farmers-lead-fresh-eu-border-protests-over-ukraine-and-latin-america-trade-deals?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

"UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Agriculture #Farming

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/22/uk-soil-breakthrough-could-cut-farm-fertiliser-use-and-advance-sustainable-agriculture

As Alex Heffron (LancasterU) points out, while the press has been focussed on Framers' protests about inheritance tax, farm workers, have also been demonstrating (with less visibility) about working conditions & exploitation in the agriculture;

which as I pointed out yesterday, makes the extension of the seasonal workers' visa scheme (without any additional regulation), as a way of placating farmers, pretty ironic(!) from a so-called Labour Party

#farming #workers

https://theconversation.com/the-uk-farmer-protests-you-probably-havent-heard-about-249414

So in an attempt to win back farmers annoyed by Labour's inheritance tax moves, environment secretary, Steve Reed will extend the seasonal workers visa scheme for another five years (responding to demands from the NFU).

So, Labour is trying to buy farmers' goodwill through the work of exploited & under-paid migrants... not such a great look for a 'Labour' party, is it?

#workers #farming

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/25/uks-seasonal-farm-worker-scheme-to-be-extended-for-five-years

"EU overhaul of farming strategy ignores vital green proposals, campaigners warn"

#EU #EuropeanUnion #Farming #Agriculture

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/eu-overhaul-of-farming-strategy-ignores-vital-green-proposals-campaigners-warn

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