The Elephant
A resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
The ElephantA resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens interested in climate change and the environmental emergency
Climate change having huge impact on farmers
2023-9-21 in Fruit NetMore than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research from Farmer Voice survey reveals
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Agriculture
Climate and agriculture scientists set the record straight – emissions from the livestock sector must decline by 50% this decade, and some countries should do more than others.
2024-03-13 (or before) in Animal Law & Policy Program | Harvard Law SchoolTagged under: Methane | Farming
Fish To Frolic Among Floating Offshore Wind Turbines - CleanTechnica
2024-03-08 by in Cleantech News Ñ #1 In EV, Solar, Wind, Tesla NewsA new offshore wind farm will host an aquaculture pilot project, featuring Hexicon's unique two-headed floating turbines.
Tagged under: Farming | Wind Power | Fish
‘Our yields are going to be appalling’: one of wettest winters in decades hits England’s farms
2024-02-23 in The GuardianFlooding top of agenda at NFU conference after extreme weather ruins thousands of acres of crops
Tagged under: Farming
What will Spain look like when it runs out of water? Barcelona is giving us a glimpse | María Ramírez
2024-02-15 in The GuardianAngry farmers, worried tourism workers and unprepared politicians – Catalonia is on the frontline of a drought-stricken future, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
The Guardian view on Europe’s rural revolt: sustainability is in farmers’ interests too | Editorial
2024-02-14 in The GuardianEditorial: The current wave of protests endangers environmental progress. But imaginative politics can get the green deal back on track
Tagged under: Activism | Farming | Sustainability
Worst fall armyworm incursion on record costing farmers millions - ABC News
2024-02-14 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)The invasive insect causes millions of dollars in losses across Australia's summer crop-growing regions.
Tagged under: Farming | Insects
‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests
2024-01-26 in The GuardianFrance taken by surprise by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations amid crisis in organic sector
Tagged under: Farming | France
Councillors block plans to build 65,000 solar panels on farmland at Haddon
2024-01-26 in Peterborough TodayMore than 100 objections to plans were submitted by residents
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Farming
Concerned dairy farmers host meeting to unite agenda of IFA and ICMSA
2024-01-23 in Irish IndependentA group of 15 dairy farmers near the Wicklow-Wexford border will host a public meeting in effort to begin shaping and uniting the agendas of Ireland’s farming organisations, with focus on key issues such as climate policy, the nitrates derogation and live exports.
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming
Aquifer depletion threatens crop
2024-01-20 (or before) by in The New Indian ExpressThree decades of data have informed a new Nebraska-led study that shows how the depletion of groundwater — the same that many farmers rely on for irrigation — c
Tagged under: Farming
Brexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s vital environmental protections
2024-01-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Health | Trees
Global food production at risk as rising temperatures threaten farmers' physical ability to work, new study finds
2024-01-19 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThe future of global food production is under threat as temperature rises will impact farmers' physical capacity to work, a new study has revealed.
Tagged under: Farming | Food Production and Consumption
What do angry farmers in Nevada and Germany have in common? They’re being exploited by the far right | George Monbiot
2024-01-19 in The GuardianPopulists are taking advantage of agrarian protests sparked by genuine crises – and it all feels horribly familiar, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Farming
Report: Warmer planet will trigger increased farm losses
2024-01-18 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyExtreme heat is already harming crop yields, but a new report quantifies just how much that warming is cutting into farmers' financial security. For every 1 degree Celsius of warming, yields of major crops like corn, soybeans and wheat fall by 16% to 20%, gross farm income falls by 7% and net farm income plummets 66%.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Farming
Storm Henk-hit farmers call for stronger river defences
2024-01-04 (or before) in The BBCThousands of acres of crops and productive farmland are under water thanks to Storm Henk's flooding.
Tagged under: UK | Flooding | Storms. Hurricanes and Tornados | Extreme Rainfall | Farming | Adaptation | Rivers
Fears for river pollution as UK ditches EU farming rules after Brexit | The Independent
2023-12-23 in The IndependentFarmers will no longer have to follow EU regulations in areas such as reducing agricultural runoff into rivers
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Drought leaves Karnataka farmers in distress; 456 end lives this year
2023-12-18 by in Latest News from Hyderabad, Telangana, Bollywood, India | Siasat.comBengaluru: Karnataka is grappling with an acute drought this year, leaving crops unviable, existing yields destroyed, and farmers in severe distress.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
Farmers says climate change is biggest threat, renewables the best solution
2023-12-12 in Renew Economy | News and analysis for the clean energy economySeven out of 10 farmers interviewed had already invested in emissions reduction efforts, by installing solar panels and batteries, electrifying farm equipment or planting trees.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Farming | Trees
'We Need Information' Plead Peru Farmers Battling Drought, Climate Change
2023-12-07 by in BarronsA light rain barely moistens the soil in the drought-stricken region of Junin in central Peru. It does nothing to bring relief to farmers in Latin America's biggest potato producer.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
‘Nothing’s Predictable’: Extreme Weather is Ruining Farmers’ Crops and Finances | The Daily Yonder
2023-11-27 by in The Daily Yonder | Your Top Source for Rural News and StorytellingThis story was originally published by Grist in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. When David Marchant looked at the weather
Tagged under: Farming | Finance
US Corn Farmers Defy Summer Drought, Extreme Heat for a Record Crop - Bloomberg
2023-11-10 in BloombergThe bumper harvest is fallout from the war in the Black Sea region and should keep a lid on costs for poultry and biofuel producers, as well as shoppers.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Russia
20 Calif. farm families use more Colorado River water than some states
2023-11-10 (or before) in Desert SunTens of millions of people rely on Colorado River water. But as its supply shrinks, these farmers get more water from the river than entire states.
Tagged under: Farming | Colorado River | California | Rivers | Colorado State
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
2023-11-10 in The GuardianA new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life on Earth
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Rivers | Wildlife | Insects
Ex-officials at UN farming body say work on methane emissions was censored
2023-10-20 in The GuardianPressure from agriculture lobbies led to role of cattle in rising global temperatures being underplayed by FAO, claim sources
Tagged under: Farming | Methane | Cattle and Dairy Farming
Storm Babet wreaks flooding havoc on Scottish farms - Farmers Weekly
2023-10-20 in Farmers WeeklyFarms and crofts across Scotland have been battered by 70mph winds, heavy rain and major flooding, with farmers describing the impact as “really awful”.
Tagged under: Farming
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
2023-10-10 (or before) in World Health OrganisationThe number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report presents updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including the latest estimates of the cost and affordability of a healt...
Tagged under: Farming | Famine | Meat Production | Economic Growth | Health | Women and Children | Food Production and Consumption
Companies can keep scale of food waste secret after lobbying
2023-10-03 (or before) in openDemocracyNFU told Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that revealing scale of waste could threaten contracts
Tagged under: Farming
Water Wise Farming – Welsh Dee Trust River Dee
2023-09-27 (or before) in Welsh Dee Trust River Dee – Protect, conserve, promote and enhance the River DeeTagged under: Farming | Rivers
Climate change having huge impact on farmers
2023-9-21 in Fruit NetMore than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research from Farmer Voice survey reveals
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Agriculture
Red fire ant colonies found in Italy and could spread across Europe, says study
2023-09-11 in The GuardianResearchers identify 88 nests of destructive invasive non-native species near Syracuse in Sicily
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects
As Climate-Fueled Weather Disasters Hit More U.S. Farms, the Costs of Insuring Agriculture Have Skyrocketed - Inside Climate News
2023-09-07 by in Inside Climate NewsThe country’s farmers took in a record $19 billion in insurance payments in 2022, many because of weather-related disasters, according to a new analysis that suggests climate change could stoke the cost of insuring the nation’s farmers and ranchers to unsustainable levels. The Environmental Working Group, which has for decades critically scrutinized the Federal Crop […]
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Insurance
Farms with natural landscape features provide sanctuary for some Costa Rica rainforest birds
2023-09-04 (or before) in The IndependentA study conducted over 18 years in Costa Rica shows that small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest can provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations
In the 'Garden of England', loss-making orchards are cut down | Reuters
2023-09-03 (or before) in ReutersThe stumps of dozens of apple trees lie discarded along the side of a field. The fruit that helped give the "Garden of England" its name hundreds of years ago no longer makes money so farmer James Smith is tearing down his orchards.
Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled
2023-09-02 in The GuardianFlannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings
Tagged under: Farming | California
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
2023-09-02 in The GuardianFrom wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Climate Change | Fish | Food Production and Consumption
Editor's view: Learnings from nutrient neutrality debacle - Farmers Weekly
2023-08-31 in Farmers WeeklyFrontrunners to be the next NFU president will have had their notepads out this week to analyse what is shaping up to be a contender for the most
Tagged under: Farming
After two climate-decimated harvests, southern peach farmers wonder how to regroup
2023-08-29 in The GuardianWarmer winters, late freezes and wildly variable rainfall have formed a perfect storm to wreck the one of the region’s favorite fruits
Tagged under: Farming
Misreading the Bengal Delta | University of Washington
2023-08-18 (or before) in University of WashingtonPerilously close to sea level and vulnerable to floods, erosion, and cyclones, Bangladesh is one of the top recipients of development aid earmarked for climate change adaptation. Yet, to what extent do adaptation projects address local needs and concerns? Combining environmental history and ethnographic fieldwork with development professionals, rural farmers, and landless women, *Misreading the Bengal Delta* critiques development narratives of Bangladesh as a “climate change victim.” It examines how development actors repackage colonial-era modernizing projects, which have caused severe environmental effects, as clim...
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Flooding | Sea Level | Health | Women and Children | Finance
‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds
2023-08-18 in The GuardianAnalysis of EU and US shows livestock farmers receive about 1,000 times more public funding than plant-based and cultivated meat
Tagged under: Farming
River Wye: Pollution not caused by farming, says NFU - BBC News
2023-08-15 (or before) in The BBCThe river's status is downgraded to "unfavourable" due to poultry farming concerns.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert
2023-08-12 in The GuardianWater scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president
Tagged under: Farming | Africa
Deadly floods hit China's major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns | CNN
2023-08-07 by in CNN InternationalDays of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Flooding | Health | Trees | Finance
Fears of food inflation rise as UK harvests hit by cool, wet summer
2023-08-04 in The GuardianFarmers warn wheat, oilseed rape, potatoes and other crops have been affected after wettest July on record
Tagged under: Farming
Wet weather hitting critical harvest time, say farmers - BBC News
2023-08-02 (or before) in The BBCThe BBC meets young farmers who say conditions have been a huge source of worry at a make-or-break time.
Tagged under: Farming
Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2023-07-26 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceDeclines in European bird populations are reported for decades but the direct effect of major anthropogenic pressures on such declines remains unqu...
Tagged under: Farming
No, Vertical Farms Won’t Feed the World | by Dr. Jonathan Foley | GlobalEcoGuy.org
2023-07-20 (or before) in GlobalEcoGuy.orgWhile they are well-intentioned, new indoor “farms” won’t help feed the world or reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture. We would…
Tagged under: Farming
Olive oil industry in crisis as Europe’s heatwave threatens another harvest
2023-07-17 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest olive producer, Spain, on course for second bad harvest in a row, raising fears of gaps on shelves and even higher prices
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food - BBC News
2023-07-14 (or before) in The BBCThe president plans to provide protection to farmers targeted by notorious kidnapping gangs.
Tagged under: Farming | Nigeria | Africa
Nigerian kidnap gangs drive big-time Nigerian farmers away - BBC News
2023-07-14 (or before) in The BBCSome of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have given up.
Tagged under: Farming | Nigeria | Africa
River ‘dying’ after farmers lobbied to weaken protections
2023-07-13 (or before) in openDemocracyExclusive: National Farmers’ Union boasted about months of lobbying to weaken enforcement of environmental regulation
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Loophole lets farmers pollute England’s rivers with excess manure – report
2023-07-13 in The GuardianInvestigation finds polluting farmers may not face action after breaking the rules
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
UN warns climate change is pushing millions of people into hunger
2023-07-12 in Business GreenNew research from UN shows around 735 million people are currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Famine
Tomato crisis hits India as rain ravages crops and prices rise 400%
2023-07-10 in The GuardianConsumers, farmers and even McDonald’s struggle in shortage blamed on irregular weather
Tagged under: Farming
'An Insane Amount of Water': What Climate Change Means For California's Biggest Dairy District - Modern Farmer
2023-07-10 by in Homepage - Modern FarmerFor Joseph Goni, a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Tulare County, California, the region’s historic floods were part of family lore. As such, his
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | California
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests
2023-07-04 in The GuardianBetter farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows
Tagged under: Farming
Why Ecosystem Collapse May Happen Much Sooner Than Expected. A new research – Against
2023-06-23 in euro.dayfr.comBy John Dearing, Gregory Cooper, Simon Willcock All over the world, tropical rainforests are turning into savanna or farmland; the savanna dries up and turns into desert; and the freezing tundra thaws. Indeed, scientific studies have now recorded such “regime shifts” in more than 20 different types of ecosystems, where tipping points have been crossed.… Continue reading Why Ecosystem Collapse...
Tagged under: Farming | Russia | Collapse | Tipping Points
Dry conditions prompt Alberta county to declare agricultural disaster | Globalnews.ca
2023-06-17 (or before) in Global News CanadaStettler County council hopes a disaster declaration prompts governments 'to advocate for assistance and support for an agriculture industry battling drought in Alberta.'
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’
2023-06-15 in The GuardianWorld Bank says subsidies costing as much as $23m a minute must be repurposed to fight climate crisis
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels
Insect decline a threat to fruit crops and food security, scientists warn MPs
2023-06-07 in The GuardianPoor pollination caused by destructive farming methods leads to loss of biodiversity and is a threat to food production, inquiry told
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Food Production and Consumption
Industrial farming has killed billions of birds | Climate & Capitalism
2023-06-06 in Climate & Capitalism | An ecosocialist journal edited by Ian AngusScientists: Saving birds requires rapid transformative change…
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Capitalism
Climate risks have made California uninsurable. When will we wake up? | Kate Aronoff
2023-06-06 in The GuardianState Farm will almost entirely stop issuing new policies in California – with climate-exacerbated wildfires and bad public policy a large reason why
Tagged under: Farming | Insurance | California | Wildfires | Finance
More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand
2023-06-03 (or before) in InklInvestigation involving Guardian shows systematic and vast forest loss linked to cattle farming in Brazil
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Brazil | Trees
Pigs, rabbits and fish are dying from searing temperatures in China | CNN Business
2023-06-02 by in CNNWith parts of China experiencing record high temperatures and heavy rains, reports of farm animals and crops suffering from extreme weather patterns are dominating headlines in the country, raising concerns about food security in the world’s second largest economy.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Fish | Flooding | Rivers | Health | Food Production and Consumption | El Niño | Trees | Finance
The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest
2023-06-02 in The GuardianAnalysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Farming | Wildlife | Brazil | Trees
Plastic credits scheme targets banana industry waste but recycling industry calls for greater rigour
2023-05-30 (or before) in InklThe banana industry has welcomed a scheme that sees farmers earn credits for responsible waste disposal.
Tagged under: Farming
Considerations for Regenerative Farming on a Small Scale
2023-05-26 (or before) in Treehugger | Sustainability for AllSmallholders, homesteaders, hobby farmers, and other small-scale growers can use regenerative farming techniques to ensure growing sustainably for years to come.
Tagged under: Farming
Why Rewilding This Kind of Farmland Is a Win for the Planet
2023-05-22 in Sentient Media - Reporting on the Impact of Animal AgricultureNew research suggests rewilding is more effective than tree-planting, and when it comes to which land to rewild, the answer is also clear: farms.
Tagged under: Farming | Rewilding
Devon and Cornwall farmers to be paid to store water on their land - BBC News
2023-05-21 (or before) in The BBCA South West Water project aims to reduce demand on the mains supply during droughts.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
Flagship EU law to restore nature must not be derailed, warns environment chief
2023-05-16 in The GuardianRejection of key legislation on pesticides and restoration of wildlife ‘would send a dangerous, negative signal to the world’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Legislation
Britain has lost 73 million birds over the last 50 years
2023-05-14 (or before) in The Natural History Museum, LondonMost of the declining species are farmland birds.
Tagged under: Farming
'Without water, we are nothing!': Spain's crippling drought reignites tensions over Tagus river
2023-05-13 (or before) in InklAn early scorching heatwave across Spain has worsened the impact of the country's long-term drought, causing unprecedented damage to the country's crops. As farmers grow desperate for irrigation, the government's plan to limit the rerouting of water from the nation's longest river – the Tagus – for agricultural purposes lies…
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming | Rivers
Sunak food summit promises star guest and lots of rhubarb
2023-05-13 in The GuardianIt’s hard to see the PM’s talks with farmers, store chiefs and the (rumoured) odd TV star producing concrete proposals
Tagged under: Farming | Rishi Sunak
Retained EU Law Bill: Government places hundreds of UK green laws on the chopping board
2023-05-11 in Business GreenLaws, regulations, treaties and decisions related to habitats, air quality, climate change, renewable energy, farming and fishing proposed for scrapheap under government plans
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Climate Change | Fish
Europe’s funding of EU-banned pesticides
2023-05-11 (or before) in Lighthouse Reports - Pioneering Collaborative JournalismFarmers in the Global South bear the brunt of European public investments on dangerous pesticides outlawed by the EU
Tagged under: Farming
Horticulture sector dismayed at government u-turn
2023-5-10 in Fruit NetFood and farming groups baffled and angered by Defra decision to ditch plans to publish a horticulture strategy
Tagged under: Farming
'Regenerative agriculture' is all the rage – but it's not going to fix our food system
2023-05-09 by in The ConversationWe know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs.
Tagged under: Farming
Spain records hottest and driest April on record
2023-05-08 in Associated Press NewsDrought-stricken Spain says last month was the hottest and driest April since records began in 1961. The State Meteorological Agency says the average daily temperature was 14.9 degrees Celsius (58.8 Fahrenheit) — that is 3 degrees Celsius above the average. AEMET said average maximum temperatures during the month were up by 4.7 C. Rainfall was a fifth of what would normally be expected in the month, making it the driest April on record in Spain. Last year was Spain’s hottest since record-keeping started in 1961, and also the country’s sixth driest. Three years of scant rainfall and high temperatures put the cou...
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
U.S. Plains farmers brace for historically poor winter wheat harvest | The Western Producer
2023-05-08 by in The Western ProducerCHICAGO (Reuters) - Production prospects for the U.S. winter wheat crop are the worst in recent memory in core areas of the Great Plains following a
Tagged under: Farming
Climate change: Vietnam records highest-ever temperature of 44.1C - BBC News
2023-05-08 (or before) in The BBCOne farmer said the fierce heat meant people had to finish work by 10 o'clock in the morning.
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
Drought parches America's breadbasket
2023-05-04 by in E&E News | Essential Energy and Environment NewsFarmers in northern Oklahoma and western Kansas are struggling in a long-lasting dry spell that may be a harbinger for severe climate troubles ahead.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming
Fungal attacks threaten global food supply, say experts
2023-05-03 in The GuardianClimate crisis is exacerbating damage caused by crop-destroying fungi, risking ‘global health catastrophe’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Suffering of gassed pigs laid bare in undercover footage from UK abattoir
2023-05-02 in The GuardianHidden camera at slaughterhouse appears to show ‘utterly inhumane’ use of CO2 to stun pigs before slaughter
Tagged under: Farming
Catalonia’s farmers face threat of drought … and a plague of hungry rabbits
2023-04-24 in The GuardianWith water reserves running low, Spanish farmers are also struggling to protect crops from thousands of rabbits starved of fresh grass
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
Fears Natural England may lose powers amid row with Dartmoor farmers
2023-04-24 in The GuardianTory MPs call for ministers, not watchdog, to make decisions on sites of special scientific interest
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Drought will cause crop failures in Spain, farmers warn
2023-04-13 in Associated Press NewsThe main Spanish farmers' association says drought now affects 60% of the Spanish countryside and is causing “irreversible losses” to more than 3.5 million hectares of crops. the Coordinator of Farmers' and Ranchers' Organizations said in a report issued on Thursday that wheat and barley are expected to fail or be badly affected in major growing regions. Olives and nuts also are suffering due to Spain’s long-term drought, which is affecting farmers' ability to irrigate corn, sunflowers, rice and cotton, too. Reservoirs in Andalusia, Spain’s most important food-exporting region, have water levels at 30% of...
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming | Climate Change
Farmer to be sentenced for causing huge damage to river Lugg in Herefordshire
2023-04-09 (or before) in Hereford TimesA COURT has been told it could cost nearly £700,000 to restore the river Lugg and its banks in Kingsland after a farmer bulldozed and reprofiled it.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions
2023-03-10 (or before) in China Dialogue | China environment and climate newsTechniques that use less water, produce more rice and emit less methane are gaining traction in China
Tagged under: Farming | China | Methane
Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods - Nature Food
2023-03-07 (or before) in NatureThe quantification of greenhouse gas emissions related to food production and consumption is still largely hindered by the availability of spatial data consistent across sectors. This study provides a detailed account of emissions from land-use change, farmland, livestock and activities beyond the farm gate associated with plant- and animal-based foods/diets—culminating in local-, country- and global-level emissions from each major agricultural commodity.
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Food Production and Consumption
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target, shows study
2023-03-06 in The GuardianEmissions from food system alone will drive the world past target, unless high-methane foods are tackled
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Meat Production | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Driest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts
2023-03-01 in The GuardianWith little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
LEAK: EU emission cutting plan hits three times more pig, poultry farms than thought
2023-02-17 (or before) in EURACTIVThe EU’s plans to slash industrial emissions could hit over three times as many pig farms and almost four times as many poultry farms as previously suggested due to the use of outdated 2016 data sets, according to a leaked Commission's document seen by EURACTIV.
Tagged under: Farming
Antibiotic use in farming set to soar despite drug-resistance fears
2023-02-12 (or before) in NatureAnalysis finds antimicrobial drug use in agriculture is much higher than reported. Analysis finds antimicrobial drug use in agriculture is much higher than reported.
Tagged under: Farming
Climate breakdown could cause British apples to die out, warn experts
2023-02-11 in The GuardianPippin and russet among varieties at threat from rising temperatures
Tagged under: Farming
Decision on new Herefordshire farm sheds that would house 120,000 more chickens
2023-02-10 (or before) in Hereford TimesA long-awaited decision on a plan to expand a Herefordshire chicken farm has finally gone against it.
Tagged under: Farming
Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place | George Monbiot
2023-02-08 in The GuardianBird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Twice as Much Land in Developing Nations Will be Swamped by Rising Seas than Previously Projected, New Research Shows - Inside Climate News
2023-02-07 by in Inside Climate NewsRising seas will swamp farmlands, pollute water supplies and displace millions of people much sooner than expected, scientists said last week, as they released new research that accurately calculates the vulnerability of coastal areas, especially in developing countries that have not had access to expensive coastal mapping technologies. Sea level rise keeps speeding up, and […]
Tagged under: Farming | Sea Level
Exporting the Colorado River to Asia, Through Hay
2023-02-06 (or before) in National GeographicAs the West suffers long-term drought, experts look for ways to save water while still supporting local farmers.
Tagged under: Farming | Colorado River | Drought | Rivers
Report: Paying farmers to sequester CO2 far cheaper than carbon capture tech
2023-01-20 in Business GreenSupporting farmers to manage land to expand carbon sinks offers a far cheaper route to net zero than scaling up bioenergy with carbon capture technologies, Green Alliance study argues
Tagged under: Farming | Land Use | Net Zero
Landmark decision on mega poultry farm could mean ‘life or death’ of River Wye
2023-01-10 in The GuardianWelsh government considers whether to block plan after experts say manure from intensive units is turning Wye into ‘pea soup’
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Opinion | Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
2022-12-26 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Colorado River | Rivers | Saudi Arabia | Water Resources
3 smart ways the US can grow more food while emitting less carbon
2022-12-22 (or before) in Canary MediaA climate-friendly national food strategy would start with accelerating alternative proteins, reducing food waste and investing in agricultural innovation.
Tagged under: Farming
US Vegetable Prices Soar Nearly 40% as Water Cuts Crush Supply
2022-12-14 (or before) in BloombergTagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Florida
Jabal: the new drought-tolerant wheat scientists say can withstand extreme heat
2022-12-04 in The GuardianThe variety is a cross between commercial and wild wheats – bred in a bid to develop crops that are more resilient to the climate crisis
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
Can pasture‐fed livestock farming practices improve the ecological condition of grassland in Great Britain?
2022-12-02 (or before) in British Ecological Society JournalsAbstract Livestock farming in Great Britain (GB) faces multiple pressures. Yet, grassland managed for livestock is the most extensive habitat in GB and is key to cultural landscapes and their biodi...
Tagged under: Farming
B.C. grain farmers struggling as historic drought continues in province's northeast | CBC News
2022-11-16 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterEarly this month, B.C.'s Ministry of Forests made an announcement encouraging all water users across northeastern B.C. to take voluntary water conservation measures and monitor their water supply in light of a Level 5 drought.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Trees
Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth'
2022-11-14 in ReutersIn America's dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China's Yangtze river basin, it's bone dry. Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil that produces our food.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners
2022-11-12 in The GuardianAdvocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Rewilding
Two-thirds of cattle farms in north Devon cause river pollution
2022-10-25 in The GuardianNearly nine in 10 farms inspected failed to comply with regulations, according to a report from the Environment Agency
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers | Cattle and Dairy Farming
Pesticide use around world almost doubles since 1990, report finds
2022-10-18 in The GuardianAgricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects | Insect Populations
Is the government about to 'blow a hole' in the UK's net zero strategy?
2022-10-11 in Business GreenThe government's 'attack on nature' and its opposition to new solar farms could have serious consequences for the UK's long-term net zero strategy
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Farming | Net Zero
RSPB ‘not ruling out’ direct action to defend nature from government policy
2022-10-10 in The GuardianBeccy Speight says charity coalition plans to step up campaign against changes posing threat to wildlife
Tagged under: Farming | Coal | Wildlife | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Europe's farmers bring in drought-scarred maize crop
2022-10-07 in ReutersThe European Union's maize harvest is in full swing and field work is confirming widespread drought damage that analysts expect to push the feed grain crop to a 15-year low.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Chaos and incompetence; we deserve better
2022-09-28 in wickedleeks.riverford.co.ukIf ELMs are lost, the future of our food and farming will be shaped by the commercial interests of a rich landowning elite and the agrochemical industry, and subsidised by your taxes.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?
2022-09-12 in The GuardianAgriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts. Read the other stories in our megadrought series
Tagged under: Farming | Colorado River | Drought | Rivers | California
France bracing for ‘catastrophic’ food shortages following drought, farmers and unions warn
2022-09-09 in Morning Starby Roger Mckenzie at the Fete de l'Humanité
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | France
‘Cucumber capital’ growers selling up as Brexit and energy crisis hits Britain’s vegetable industry
2022-09-06 in The GuardianA flawed government plan for workers adds to problems as growers apply to pull down 60 hectares of greenhouses
Tagged under: Farming
U.S. Needs A Lot More Land to Go Green by 2050
2022-08-31 (or before) in BloombergWe may need 250 million acres for wind farms alone.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Land Use | Wind Power | Electricity Grid
Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners
2022-08-27 in The GuardianAgricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger – and activists blame the ex-environment secretary’s cuts to farm inspections
Tagged under: Farming | Activism | Fish | Rivers | Wildlife
Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds
2022-08-17 in The GuardianHarnessing natural insect power can. with proper management, have higher efficacy than resorting to harmful chemicals
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Health
Loire Valley: Intense European heatwave parches France's 'garden' - BBC News
2022-08-14 (or before) in The BBCThe Loire Valley is key to French farming, but it is being devastated by a fourth heatwave this year.
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves | France
Drought in England could carry on into new year, experts warn
2022-08-14 in The GuardianWithout lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
'Very scary': European agriculture hit hard by climate change and drought
2022-08-13 (or before) in Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brandsWith Europe suffering through an extreme drought worsened by climate change that has dried up rivers and left millions sweltering in triple-digit heat this summer, farmers across the continent are sounding warnings about crop losses.
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought | Climate Change | Rivers
Europe’s Parched Earth Hits Corn as Climate Crisis Resounds
2022-08-07 (or before) in BloombergSearing temperatures are shriveling corn crops across Europe, in the latest sign of a deepening crisis that spans everything from Rhine River transport to Spanish olive growers.
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | France | Rivers
UK farmers count cost as heatwave kills fruit and vegetable crops
2022-08-01 in The GuardianFears of future threats to food security if more extreme heat caused by climate crisis hits production
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Food Production and Consumption
Stalled by Rain, Some Farmers Switch Away From Corn in the Northern Midwest
2022-07-28 (or before) in dtnpf.comSome farmers in the northern U.S. will pivot away from corn after a wet, cold May, but prevent plant remains a rarer resort, thanks to strong commodity prices for other row crops.
Tagged under: Farming
Exclusive: Thousands of U.S. cattle buried, dumped at Kansas landfill
2022-07-26 in ReutersTop U.S. cattle feeding companies sent 1,000-pound carcasses to a Kansas landfill, where they were flattened by loader machines and mixed with trash, after a June heatwave killed thousands of cows, documents seen by Reuters show.
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves | Climate Change | Cattle and Dairy Farming
Several arrests at protest over dying Iranian lake - BBC News
2022-07-17 (or before) in The BBCOnce the world's second largest salt lake, farming and drought have reduced Lake Urmia to a trickle.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Middle East | Iran
In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
2022-07-11 (or before) by in Foreign Policy - the Global Magazine of News and IdeasA nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery.
Tagged under: Farming
Italians wait for rain where longest river runs dry - BBC News
2022-07-10 (or before) in The BBCFarmers in the north fear for the future as the River Po runs dry in the worst drought in 70 years.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Rivers
Plant-based meat by far the best climate investment, report finds
2022-07-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Non-animal proteins can play critical role tackling climate crisis, says Boston Consulting Group
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases
Drought emergency declared in northern Italy - BBC News
2022-07-05 (or before) in The BBCThe drought is threatening more than 30% of Italy's farm produce, an agricultural union warns.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows
2022-07-04 in The GuardianEffects of human-caused global heating are blocking vital winter rains, with severe implications for farming and tourism
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
Meat, monopolies, mega farms: how the US food system fuels climate crisis
2022-06-30 in The GuardianFrom a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Environment Agency faces legal battle over water removal in Norfolk Broads
2022-06-27 in The GuardianTim and Geli Harris to take agency to high court over groundwater removal for farming near protected wetlands
Tagged under: Farming | Wetlands
Government retracts ‘unlawful’ pollution guidance for England’s farms
2022-06-20 in The GuardianAdvice that allowed farmers to spread manures in a way that risked polluting waters has been changed by Defra
Tagged under: Farming
As Po dries up, Italy's food and energy supplies are at risk
2022-06-17 in Associated Press NewsBORETTO, Italy (AP) — Water is so low in large stretches of Italy's largest river that local residents are walking through the middle of the expanse of sand and shipwrecks are resurfacing. Authorities fear that if it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a serious shortage of water for drinking and irrigation for farmers and local populations across the whole of northern Italy.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Pollen and Heat: A Looming Challenge for Global Agriculture
2022-06-14 in Yale E360Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops. Researchers are now searching for ways to help pollen beat the heat, including developing more heat-tolerant varieties.
Tagged under: Farming
In South Asia, record heat threatens future of farming
2022-06-13 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeUNEP projects are helping countries in Asia adapt and mitigate the impact of deadly heatwaves brought on by climate change.
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves | Climate Change
Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
2022-06-09 in KCUR - NPR in Kansas CityRussia's war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies, driving up demand and prices for wheat. But after months of drought, many western Kansas farmers won’t have a crop to sell.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Russia
Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool' - BBC News
2022-06-05 (or before) in The BBCTens of thousands of acres of farmland lie idle because farmers can't get enough water to grow crops.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies, study reveals
2022-06-02 in The GuardianMost widely used pesticide in history harms critical ability of bumblebee to regulate nest temperature
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Microplastics in sewage: a toxic combination that is poisoning our land | George Monbiot
2022-05-26 in The GuardianPolicy failure and a lack of enforcement have left our waterways and farmland vulnerable to ‘forever chemicals’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Farming
India bans all wheat exports over food security risk
2022-05-14 in The GuardianMove imposed with immediate effect in attempt to control prices after heatwave damages crops
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves
Belly Of The Beast: How Climate Change Is Affecting India’s Farmers
2022-05-13 in outlookindia.comFarmers are waking up to the threat of extreme heatwaves across India. Are our policymakers listening?
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Climate Change
France’s unprecedented drought shows climate change is ‘spiralling out of control’
2022-05-11 in France 24As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while…
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | France | Climate Change
The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future
2022-05-07 in The GuardianDon’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species
Tagged under: Farming
Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, U.N. says
2022-04-05 in ReutersProtecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, according to the United Nations' climate panel.
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Trees
‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis
2022-03-22 in The GuardianMaine’s disaster from PFAS-contaminated produce is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods
Tagged under: Farming | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Plains drought to curb U.S. wheat harvest, adding to global supply worries
2022-03-15 (or before) in YahooA worsening drought in the southern U.S. Plains is threatening the region's winter wheat crop just as the Ukraine crisis dents global supplies. Some farmers in southwestern Kansas, the top U.S. wheat producing state, have not received much measurable rain or snow since October. Winter wheat is planted in autumn, lays dormant in winter and begins sending up green shoots in spring.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
‘They’re cooking them alive’: calls to ban ‘cruel’ killing methods on US farms
2022-03-08 in The GuardianUse of heat, steam and suffocating foam to slaughter sick animals is condemned as bird flu epidemic threatens poultry stocks
Tagged under: Farming
Hidden Video Reveals Gruesome Mass-Extermination Method for Iowa Pigs Amid Pandemic
2022-03-08 (or before) in YouTubeIOWA’S LARGEST PORK PRODUCER, Iowa Select Farms, has been using a cruel and excruciating method to kill thousands of pigs that have become commercially worth...
Tagged under: Farming
UK overrules scientific advice by lifting ban on bee-harming pesticide
2022-03-01 in The GuardianCampaigners aghast as emergency exemption on use of thiamethoxam granted due to risk to sugar beet crop
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Harmful subsidies: why is the world still funding the destruction of nature?
2022-02-17 in The GuardianGovernment-financed support in sectors including agriculture, fossil fuels and water is incentivising the annihilation of the natural world. But reforming the system is politically fraught
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Trees | Finance
Corn-Based Ethanol May Be Worse For the Climate Than Gasoline, a New Study Finds - Inside Climate News
2022-02-16 in Inside Climate NewsEthanol made from corn grown across millions of acres of American farmland has become the country’s premier renewable fuel, touted as a low-carbon alternative to traditional gasoline and a key component of the country’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But a new study, published this week, finds that corn-based ethanol may actually be worse […]
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Illegal strawberry farms threaten future of Spanish wetlands
2022-02-08 in The GuardianOpponents say proposed amnesty for illegal water tapping in Doñana national park threatens disaster for one of Europe’s green lungs
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Wetlands
Opinion | Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet
2022-02-01 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Sustainability
Expanding national parks not enough to protect nature, say scientists
2022-01-19 in The Guardian‘Urgent’ coordinated action to tackle overconsumption, farming subsidies and the climate crisis also needed to halt biodiversity loss
Tagged under: Oceans | Farming | Fish | Wildlife
'Chemical cocktail’ polluting English rivers - MPs warn - BBC News
2022-01-19 (or before) in The BBCTyres and wet wipes are soiling rivers but the biggest polluters are farms and water companies.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists
2022-01-18 in The GuardianStudy calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends
Tagged under: Farming
Meat and dairy gobble up farming subsidies worldwide, which is bad for your health and the planet
2022-01-12 (or before) by in The ConversationVegetables, fruits and legumes are nutritious and sustainable – but subsidies overwhelmingly neglect them.
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
Project Findings
2021-12-30 (or before) in Microfiber Pollution & the apparel industryOur research found that microfibers are prevalent in both aquatic and terrestrial habitats, from the bottom of the Indian Ocean to farmland in the United States. Our experimental results found that...
Tagged under: Oceans | Farming
Fringe Farming as part of an integrated green economic recovery | Sustain
2021-12-28 (or before) in Find out about sustainable food and farming in the UK | SustainA green economic recovery must include increasing access to land for agroecological farming at the edge of UK cities; to kick-start a new wave of community enterprises that connect urban and rural economies with multiple benefits.
Tagged under: Farming
Farmers fined after 'catastrophic failure' of slurry store polluted river
2021-12-19 (or before) in FarmingUKTwo farmers have pleaded guilty to polluting a river following the collapse of a slurry store releasing approximately 75,000 gallons of slurry into the water.
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers | Collapse
Opinion | Postcards From a World on Fire
2021-12-13 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Climate Change
Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets
2021-12-09 by in DeSmogIn February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The MEPs invited were spoiled for choice, […]
Tagged under: Farming | European Union
‘Disastrous’ plastic use in farming threatens food safety – UN
2021-12-07 in The GuardianFood and Agriculture Organization says most plastics are burned, buried or lost after use
Tagged under: Farming
The £3 chicken: how much should we actually be paying for the nation’s favourite meat?
2021-11-24 in The GuardianFifty years ago, a medium broiler cost the equivalent of £11 today. Now it is less than a latte or a pint of beer, raising serious ethical and environmental questions
Tagged under: Farming
Bees may take generations to recover from one exposure to insecticides
2021-11-22 in The GuardianStudy shows reduced reproduction and other negative impacts on performance of species
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Explainer: What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?
2021-11-09 in ReutersOver and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Tagged under: Farming
Ammonia from farms behind 60% of UK particulate air pollution – study
2021-11-04 in The GuardianProblem is causing £8bn a year in health damage but can be tackled cost-effectively, say scientists
Tagged under: Farming | Fossil Fuels | Health
There Is No Such Thing as Sustainable Beef
2021-10-27 in Sentient Media - Reporting on the Impact of Animal AgricultureThe beef industry is trying to clean up its image by promising that it's doing more to help the climate crisis than hurt it. Science says otherwise.
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Sustainability
New trade deals ‘are unfair on farmers and won’t help emissions’
2021-10-23 in The GuardianChair of the UK’s Climate Change Committee condemns New Zealand and Australia agreements as unworkable
Tagged under: Farming | COP26 | Climate Change
‘Toilet of Europe’: Spain’s pig farms blamed for mass fish die-offs
2021-10-13 in The GuardianExclusive: pork industry’s role in pollution of one of Europe’s largest saltwater lagoons may be greater than publicly acknowledged, investigation reveals
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Fish | Wildlife
Nearly all global farm subsidies harm people and planet – UN
2021-09-14 in The GuardianAlmost 90% of the $540bn of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Health | Sustainability
‘There’s nothing you can do about it’: Drought threatens crops across Canada | Globalnews.ca
2021-09-06 (or before) in Global News Canada"You are seeing drought a lot more widespread and a lot earlier than on record and I've been farming for 15 years now and this is the driest I've ever seen it this early."
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Water Resources
Drought Pushes U.S. Oat Crop to Lowest in Records Back to 1866
2021-09-06 (or before) in BloombergAs drought conditions bake the upper reaches of the U.S. Plains, American farmers are now expected to harvest their smallest oats crop in records that go back to 1866.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Tunisia plants seeds of hope against climate change
2021-09-02 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyTunisian farmers are turning to the past to ensure a future by planting indigenous seeds as the North African country suffers at a time of drought, disease and climate change.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Climate Change | Africa
Up to half of world’s wild tree species could be at risk of extinction
2021-08-31 in The GuardianGlobal study calls for urgent action to prevent ecosystem collapse, with farming the biggest cause of die-off
Tagged under: Farming | Collapse | Trees
Farmer's Reserve | Sylvanaqua Farms
2021-08-25 (or before) in Sylvanaqua FarmsTagged under: Farming
Extreme heat and drought are crushing key crops and punishing U.S. farmers
2021-08-25 (or before) in YahooExtreme heat and drought are crushing key crops and punishing U.S. farmers
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Nature-based solutions in action: Lessons from the frontline
2021-08-25 (or before) in BondFrom a farmers’ seed network in China that supports agroecology by conserving traditional seeds, to large-scale watershed management in glacial mountain ecosystems in Peru, this report highlights successful nature-based solutions.
Tagged under: Farming | China | Water Resources
‘How is it sustainable if only 1% can afford your food?’: the man on a quest to change farming
2021-08-25 in The GuardianChris Newman, founder of Virginia-based Sylvanaqua Farms, on why feeding people needs to be at the heart of sustainable farming
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
It's not just the crops. Drought puts stress on farmers, too | MPR News
2021-08-25 (or before) in Minnesota Public RadioAs the drought lingers in much of the state, there is growing concern about mental health challenges faced by farmers and other people in rural Minnesota.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Health
Economic Growth - Facing Future
2021-08-21 (or before) in Facing FutureInfinite Growth on a Finite Planet “Global civilization has an operating system. It is disastrously flawed. It is killing us. It is known by two common names: money and growth economics. Money is a virus of the mind which uses humanity [and nature] for its own reproduction.” – Stuart Scott, Director of the Facing Future … Continue reading "Economic Growth"
Tagged under: Deforestation | Oceans | Farming | Wildfires | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Methane | Economics | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Economic Growth | Sea Level | Trees | Sustainability
Groundswell - Regenerative Agriculture Show & Conference
2021-08-11 (or before) in Groundswell - Regenerative Agriculture Festival GroundswellWelcome to Groundswell. The Regenerative Agriculture Show and Conference at Lannock Manor Farm on 22nd and 23rd June 2022.
Tagged under: Farming
Farm pesticides killing more bees - study - BBC News
2021-08-08 (or before) in The BBCCommercial formulas containing multiple chemicals should require their own licences, researchers say.
The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Undocumented Farmworkers First
2021-08-07 (or before) in In These TimesFacing deadly heat waves and few protections, undocumented agricultural workers are being pushed to their limit.
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn
2021-08-06 in The GuardianExclusive: IPCC says gas, produced by farming, shale gas and oil extraction, playing ever-greater role in overheating planet
Tagged under: Farming | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | IPCC | Climate Change
The illusion of choice: five stats that expose America’s food monopoly crisis
2021-07-18 in The GuardianHere are some key findings of the investigation the Guardian published this week into America’s monopolized food system
Tagged under: Farming
UK food supply chain vulnerable to cyber-attack, expert warns
2021-07-11 in The Guardian‘Complacent reliance’ on overseas produce and computer ordering has put supply at risk
Spring Wheat Crop Quality Tumbles, Some Farmers Abandon Fields
2021-07-09 by in agweb.comHard Red Spring wheat ratings in the good to excellent categories dropped from 20% to 16% this week, compared to a five-year average of 66%.
Tagged under: Farming
Scorching temperatures cripple crops in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
2021-06-30 in Vancouver News | Local Breaking | CTV News VancouverDozens of farms in B.C.'s Fraser Valley have been hard-hit by the heat wave that's been suffocating the province since last week.
Tagged under: Farming
What a Water Shortage Is Doing to Some of America’s Best Farmland
2021-06-30 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Drought | Greenhouse Gases | California
Brazil, Besieged by Covid, Now Faces a Severe Drought
2021-06-19 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Bolsonaro | Drought | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Climate and nature crises: solve both or solve neither, say experts
2021-06-10 in The GuardianRestoring nature boosts biodiversity and ecosystems that can rapidly and cheaply absorb carbon emissions
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife
Whitehaven pleads guilty to stealing one billion litres of water during drought
2021-06-07 (or before) in Lock The Gate - Working together to stop coal and gasFarmers are relieved after Whitehaven pleaded guilty to stealing one billion litres of water at its Maules Creek coal mine, vindicating community complaints of water theft first lodged in 2018.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Coal
World’s soils ‘under great pressure’, says UN pollution report
2021-06-04 in The GuardianSoils provide 95% of all food but are damaged by industrial, farming, mining and urban pollution
Tagged under: Farming
Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms
2021-05-27 in The GuardianGovernment agency appears to support introduction of system which uses insecticide US termed an ‘environmental hazard’
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Third of global food production at risk from climate crisis
2021-05-14 in The GuardianFood-growing areas will see drastic changes to rainfall and temperatures if global heating continues at current rate
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Africa | Food Production and Consumption
Vital soil organisms being harmed by pesticides, study shows
2021-05-04 in The GuardianThe tiny creatures are the ‘unsung heroes’ that keep soils healthy and underpin all life on land
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Mark Bittman’s warning: the true costs of our cheap food and the American diet
2021-04-25 in The GuardianFrom Mesopotamian irrigation to McDonalds, the bestselling food writer tells Oliver Milman that his new history of food is his most important work
Tagged under: Farming
Food, Farming, and the Fate of Planet Earth | GlobalEcoGuy.org
2021-04-18 (or before) in GlobalEcoGuy.orgAgriculture is changing this planet more than anything else we do, even burning fossil fuels. A sustainable future depends on recognizing…
Tagged under: Farming | Fossil Fuels
Higher yields and more biodiversity on smaller farms - Nature Sustainability
2021-03-26 (or before) in NatureMost of the world’s farms are small. This study finds that smaller farms have higher yields and biodiversity than larger ones but little difference in greenhouse gas emissions and profits.
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Sustainability
'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill
2021-03-12 in The GuardianKern county has approved the drilling of thousands of new wells despite opposition from farmers and activists
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Fossil Fuels | California
'Bee-killing' pesticide now will not be used on UK sugar beet fields
2021-03-03 in The GuardianGovernment gave emergency authorisation to a neonicotinoid earlier this year - but says chemical was not needed
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Welsh farming regulations to cut river pollution could be scrapped
2021-02-26 (or before) in Countryfile.com: walks, wildlife, foraging and traditional recipes - Countryfile.comThe Welsh Government's attempts to introduce plans to reduce agricultural pollution, especially slurry, face intense political opposition, says Andrew Griffiths
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation
2021-02-13 in The GuardianExclusive: US chains Walmart, Costco and Kroger selling Brazilian beef produced by JBS linked to destruction of Brazilian rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
Revealed: no penalties issued under 'useless' English farm pollution laws
2021-02-12 in The GuardianExclusive: Environment Agency has failed to prosecute or fine any of 243 documented violations since 2018
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
California's rainfall is at historic lows. That spells trouble for wildfires and farms
2021-02-11 in The GuardianPrecipitation fills reservoirs, limits fire danger and feeds important crops. But the state has seen only 30% to 70% of what it would expect
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Drought | California
‘Incredibly destructive’: Canada’s Prairies to see devastating impact of climate change | Globalnews.ca
2021-02-07 (or before) in Global News CanadaAccording to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country is warming, on average, about double the global rate.
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’
2021-01-27 in The GuardianBiggest ever climate change survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Brazil | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Indonesia
There is an Alarming Amount of Microplastics in Farm Soil—and Our Food Supply
2021-01-27 (or before) in Civil Eats - Promoting Critical Thought About Sustainable Agriculture And Food SystemsMore microplastics are contaminating agricultural lands than oceans, impacting plant development and ending up in produce and people.
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Farming
China's new animal health rules alone won't stop zoonotic outbreaks, experts warn
2021-01-26 in The GuardianEnforcement of rules and boosting numbers of vets to help with inspections, quarantines and general animal health seen as critical
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Could a deadly pig virus transform Germany’s fixation on 'cheap meat'?
2021-01-07 in The GuardianAfrican swine fever and Covid outbreaks among workers have raised questions over mega farms for pork
Tagged under: Farming | Germany | Africa
Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds
2020-12-23 in The GuardianAnalysis also found the lowest impact meat was still far more damaging than the worst plant foods
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Food Production and Consumption
All hens and other farm birds to be kept inside in GB avian flu crackdown
2020-12-04 in The GuardianEggs can continue to be labelled ‘free-range’ for 16 weeks and poultry meat for 12 weeks, says Defra
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report
2020-12-04 in The GuardianIt takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists
Tagged under: Farming
Undercover footage at French farm shows ‘deplorable’ conditions for pigs
2020-12-03 in The GuardianThe animals are supplied to frankfurter brand Herta and sold in supermarkets including Waitrose, which has pulled the products pending investigation
Tagged under: Farming | France
UK imported 1m tonnes of soya with deforestation risk in 2019
2020-12-01 in The GuardianNew analysis finds 40% was brought in without sourcing checks from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay
Tagged under: Argentina | Deforestation | Farming | Brazil | Trees
Dispossession and Imperialism Repackaged as "Feeding the World"
2020-12-01 in Counter PunchThe world is fast losing farms and farmers through the concentration of land into the hands of rich and powerful land speculators and agribusiness
Tagged under: Farming
Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild
2020-11-27 in The GuardianScientists fear fur farm animals in wild could create ‘lasting’ Covid reservoir that could then spread back to humans
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths
2020-11-27 in The GuardianVirus causing ‘high levels of mortality’ in birds, with risk to chickens and other poultry
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Revealed: UK supermarket and fast-food chicken linked to deforestation in Brazil
2020-11-25 in The GuardianTesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s and Nando’s all source chicken fed on soya from Cerrado tropical biome region
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Brazil | Trees
1% of farms operate 70% of world's farmland
2020-11-24 in The GuardianResearchers warn land inequality is rising with farmland increasingly dominated by a few major companies
Tagged under: Farming
Global food production emissions 'would put Paris agreement out of reach'
2020-11-05 in The GuardianStudy calls for more focus on farming and food waste, behind a third of greenhouse gas production
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Food Production and Consumption
Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study
2020-10-31 (or before) in Down To Earth | Environment & science issues | India, South AsiaThe largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and Mesoamerica hotspots, all in developing countries
Tagged under: Farming | Rainforests | Trees
UK sees significant drop in yield across all major crops
2020-10-31 (or before) in FarmingUKThe NFU’s harvest survey has revealed a significant drop in yield across all major crops, leading the union to call for increased government action.
Tagged under: Farming
EU Parliament signs death sentence for small farms and nature, Greenpeace - Greenpeace European Unit
2020-10-23 (or before) in GreenpeaceBrussels, 20 October 2020 – A vote on the EU’s common agricultural policy by the European Parliament plenary session is a signature on the death sentence of European farming, said…
Tagged under: Farming | Greenpeace
Greta Thunberg accuses MEPs of 'surrender on climate and environment'
2020-10-21 in The GuardianEuropean parliament votes to continue payments to farmers with no green conditions attached
Tagged under: Farming | Greta Thunberg | European Union
Vast majority of Europe's key habitats in poor or bad condition – report
2020-10-19 in The GuardianState of Nature in the EU survey finds only a quarter of species have good conservation status
Tagged under: Farming | Birds | Fish | Wildlife | Trees
Behind China’s ‘pork miracle’: how technology is transforming rural hog farming
2020-10-08 in The GuardianThe long read: As Chinese demand for pork grows and grows, traditional small-scale farms are being replaced by vast, AI-assisted operations that feel more like smartphone factories than bucolic countryside havens
Tagged under: Farming
40% of world’s plant species at risk of extinction
2020-09-29 in The GuardianRace against time to save plants and fungi that underpin life on Earth, global study shows
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Floods Washed Away More Than 25% of Nigeria’s Rice Harvest
2020-09-05 (or before) in BloombergFloods washed away at least two million tons of rice in Nigeria, the second-largest importer of the grain. That is more than 25% of the previously projected national output of 8 million tons, according to estimates by a farmers’ organization.
Tagged under: Farming | Nigeria | Africa
Why soil is disappearing from farms
2020-09-01 (or before) in BBCThe soil beneath our feet is something we take for granted – but we are running out.
Tagged under: Farming
Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’
2020-08-30 in The GuardianResearchers to tell UN that loss of biodiversity enables rapid spread of new diseases from animals to humans
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Trees
Unless we change course, the US agricultural system could collapse | Tom Philpott
2020-08-26 in The GuardianOur food supply comes from an environmentally unsustainable system that is going to unravel
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Collapse
Revealed: new evidence links Brazil meat giant JBS to Amazon deforestation
2020-07-27 in The GuardianPhotographs by employee appear to show company trucks being used to transport cattle from allegedly prohibited cattle farm
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
Methane rises to highest level on record
2020-07-14 in The GuardianLivestock farming and fossil fuels are main causes of rise in gas, which is 28 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Farmers hatch plan to return area the size of Dorset to wild nature
2020-07-14 in The GuardianWildEast aims to convince farmers, councils and others across East Anglia to pledge land to wildlife
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Halve UK pesticide use to save insects, say conservationists
2020-07-08 in The GuardianWildlife Trusts report also calls for expansion of projects such as flower-rich road verges and butterfly reintroductions
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Bees | Insects
Why you should go animal-free: 18 arguments for eating meat debunked
2020-06-19 in The GuardianUnpalatable as it may be for those wedded to producing and eating meat, the environmental and health evidence for a plant-based diet is clear
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
2020-06-17 in The GuardianExperts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Legislation | Health | Trees
Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report
2020-06-15 in The GuardianExclusive: Milk giants’ climate impact rising and production caps needed, say researchers
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19
2020-06-03 in The GuardianPrimatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic
Tagged under: Farming
'We did it to ourselves': scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic
2020-04-25 in The GuardianLeading US biologist Thomas Lovejoy says to stop future outbreaks we need more respect for natural world
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
2020-03-28 in The GuardianScientists are tracing the path of Sars-CoV-2 from a wild animal host – but we also need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production
Tagged under: Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Chronicle of a Grassland Saved
2020-02-21 in A new nature blogFor those of us of a certain age, The Milky Bar Kid was part of our childhood. A boy, dressed as a cowboy, implored us to eat white chocolate – which was not particularly popular back then. …
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | UK | Grasslands | Conservation
These three post-Brexit bills bulldoze a hole through environmental protections | Fiona Harvey
2020-02-12 in The GuardianWildlife, air quality and fish stocks are all at risk, says Guardian journalist Fiona Harvey
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Wildlife
Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?
2020-01-29 in The GuardianA glass of dairy milk produces almost three times more greenhouse gas than any plant-based milk. But vegan options have drawbacks of their own
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Bees | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
Regenerative Farming And The Green New Deal
2020-01-26 (or before) in Data For ProgressThe Green New Deal is a broad and ambitious agenda that includes a commitment by the federal government to invest in communities, infrastructure, technology, and good jobs to help the United States meet the challenges of climate change and achieve economic and environmental justice.
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Climate Justice
Farmers face 'catastrophic' costs in coming years, despite all sectors performing well | Stuff.co.nz
2020-01-25 by in Stuff New ZealandFarmer morale is low, despite earning record prices last year.
Tagged under: Farming
'They're Trying to Wipe Us Off the Map.' Why Independent Farming in America Is Close to Extinction
2020-01-24 (or before) in TIME MagazineA perfect storm of factors has lead to the biggest crisis for American farmers in decades.
Tagged under: Farming | Finance
Immediate, science-based community action can stop insect decline
2020-01-06 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThis year, German environmentalists collected 1.75 million signatures for a 'save the bees' law requiring an immediate transition toward organic farming. But to create healthy ecosystems worldwide, people in communities across the globe will need to take similar action based on empathy for insects—and not only for bees and butterflies—according to entomologists Yves Basset from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Greg Lamarre from the University of South Bohemia, writing in Science. The authors present immediate, science-based actions to mitigate insect decline.
Tagged under: Farming | Butterflies and Moths | Bees | Insects | Health
Reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to tackle climate crisis, say scientists
2019-12-12 in The GuardianReducing meat and dairy consumption will cut methane and allow forests to thrive
Tagged under: Farming | Methane | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
Meat: A Threat to Our Planet? review – guaranteed to put you off your chicken nuggets
2019-11-25 in The GuardianLiz Bonnin’s investigation of the environmental mayhem caused by mass carnivory was meaty, disquieting viewing
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Texas | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
On Your Farm - Carbon Counting - BBC Sounds
2019-11-24 (or before) in The BBCHow much does the carbon footprint of a Cumbrian family farm contribute to climate change?
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
Canada's farmers pushed to the brink by politics, weather and banks
2019-11-18 in The GuardianPoor conditions coupled with dismal harvests are taking a severe toll on workers’ mental health
Tagged under: Farming | Health | Finance
Food prices set to rise in UK as floods ruin crops
2019-11-15 in The GuardianSoaring prices likely as potatoes rot in sodden fields and farmers struggle to sow wheat
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather
‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn
2019-11-13 in The GuardianReport claims 400,000 insect species face extinction amid heavy use of pesticides
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects
Testing begins for first offshore wind farm in Australia
2019-11-11 (or before) by in The Age MelbourneTagged under: Farming | Wind Power | Australia
Fishery collapse ‘confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianCommon pesticides found to starve fish ‘astoundingly fast’ by killing aquatic insects
Tagged under: Farming | Insect Populations | Fish | Pesticides | Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
BVA blog - Ruminant agriculture can help us deliver net zero emissions
2019-10-24 (or before) by in BVA - British Veterinary AssociationChief Executive at Farmwel, ffinlo Costain argues that grass-based cattle and sheep systems can be climate neutral by 2030, and they can help to restore biodiversity and soil health.
Tagged under: Farming | Net Zero | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
Populations of UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted since 1970
2019-10-03 by Damian Carrington in The GuardianQuarter of mammals and nearly half of birds assessed are at risk of extinction, says State of Nature report
Tagged under: Oceans | Farming | Agriculture | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss | Wildlife | Birds
Brazil worker who protected indigenous tribes killed in Amazon - BBC News
2019-09-11 (or before) in BBCReports say an official who protected land from farmers and loggers was shot twice in the head.
Tagged under: Farming | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Hog Farm - Wikipedia
2019-08-27 (or before) in WikipediaTagged under: Farming
Revealed: rampant deforestation of Amazon driven by global greed for meat
2019-07-02 in The GuardianInvestigation exposes how Brazil’s huge beef sector continues to threaten health of world’s largest rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health | Trees
Ammonia pollution damaging more than 60% of UK land – report
2019-06-18 in The GuardianStudy finds most sensitive plant and wildlife habitats are worst affected, yet government has no clear plans to monitor impact
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
France to declare natural disaster after storms rip through crops
2019-06-16 in The Guardian‘Orchard of France’ is badly hit by extreme weather that has killed two people
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | France
What will it take for the UK to reach net zero emissions?
2019-06-12 in The GuardianWe will have to change almost everything, from our homes to our meals
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero
India heatwave kills ‘dozens’ of people as temperatures hit 50C
2019-06-08 (or before) in The IndependentWater poured on roads to stop them melting and farmers struggle to care for animals
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves
From Top Gear to the top field: how Jeremy Clarkson became an eco-friendly farmer
2019-05-27 in The GuardianThe former Top Gear presenter has cultivated his petrolhead image for years, but a recent interview lifts the lid on his Earth-loving side
Tagged under: Farming | Agriculture | Conservation | UK
Loss of biodiversity is just as catastrophic as climate change | Robert Watson
2019-05-06 in The GuardianNature is being eroded at rates unprecedented in human history, says scientist Robert Watson
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Wildlife
Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life
2019-05-06 in The GuardianScientists reveal one million species at risk of extinction in damning UN report
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
We are full of bright ideas to solve ecological problems. So let’s act on them | Chris Packham
2019-05-06 in The GuardianThere is hope in the face of environmental crises. But we must all embrace change, says naturalist Chris Packham
Tagged under: Farming | Activism | Climate Change | Wildlife
US farmers count cost of catastrophic 'bomb cyclone' in midwest
2019-04-27 in The GuardianWith grain stores ruined and many fields still under water from last month’s extreme weather, producers are facing devastating losses
Tagged under: Farming
'It's a groundswell': the farmers fighting to save the Earth's soil
2019-04-24 in The GuardianFarmers across the world are ditching their ploughs to protect ecosystems – and it’s working
Tagged under: Farming
Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe
2019-04-08 in The GuardianWildlife and human health are threatened say scientists as Syngenta accepts ‘undeniable demand’ for change
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Butterfly numbers fall by 84% in Netherlands over 130 years – study
2019-04-01 by Patrick Barkham in The GuardianEuropean insect populations shrink as farming leaves ‘hardly any room for nature’
Tagged under: Farming | Agriculture | Biodiversity Loss | Insect Populations | Butterflies and Moths | Wildlife | Insects
Widespread losses of pollinating insects revealed across Britain
2019-03-26 in The GuardianWild bees and hoverflies lost from a quarter of the places they were found in 1980, study shows
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
How America’s food giants swallowed the family farms
2019-03-09 in The GuardianAcross the midwest, the rise of factory farming is destroying rural communities. And the massive corporations behind this devastation are now eyeing a post-Brexit UK market
Tagged under: Farming
European farms could grow green and still be able to feed population
2019-02-20 in The GuardianResearch shows loss in yields could be offset by reorienting diets away from grain-fed meat
Tagged under: Farming
Buy organic food to help curb global insect collapse, say scientists
2019-02-13 in The GuardianUrging political action on pesticide use is another way to help stem ‘collapse of nature’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
The miracle method for sustainable rice – and bigger harvests | John Vidal
2019-01-30 in The GuardianA technique developed by a Jesuit priest is producing bumper crops – and reducing emissions of a grain responsible for 1.5% of greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases
The year of the bird: Industrial farming causing bird populations to plummet
2018-09-24 in New Hope Network2018 has been dubbed the Year of the Bird by National Geographic. Here's what's happening to our avian friends.
Tagged under: Farming
RSPB boss: Britain has one last chance to save endangered species
2018-08-18 in The GuardianRSPB boss warns of a devastating loss of wildlife if three new parliamentary bills do not rein in UK farming practices
Tagged under: Farming | Birds | Wildlife
Third of Earth's soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture
2017-09-12 in The GuardianFertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study
Tagged under: Farming | Africa | Middle East
Coffee faces dual threat of farmland loss and bee decline in a warmer climate - Carbon Brief
2017-09-11 by in Carbon BriefTrouble could be brewing for the Latin American coffee industry, as it faces declines in suitable farmland and bee species as a result of climate change.
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn
2016-07-12 in The GuardianA 2,000 page report by Committee on Climate Change predicts global warming will hit UK with deadly heatwaves, more flooding and water shortages
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change Impacts | Heatwaves
Peruvian farmer demands climate compensation from German company
2015-03-16 in The GuardianRWE asked to pay for costs of protecting home lying in the floodpath of a glacial lake as its historical emissions caused glacial retreat in the Andes
Tagged under: Farming
Are solar farms really hitting British food production?
2014-10-21 in The GuardianEnvironment secretary Liz Truss has cut solar farm’s subsidies saying they harm food production, but most UK solar farms successfully produce food as well. Karl Mathiesen investigates
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Solar Energy | Food Production and Consumption
Activist groups take aim at World Bank for assisting corporate land takeovers in Africa
2012-04-23 by in Deep Green Resistance News ServiceBy John Vidal & Claire Provost / The Guardian The World Bank is helping corporations and international investors snap up cheap land in Africa and developing countries worldwide at the expense of local communities, environment and farm groups said in a statement released on Monday to coincide with the bank’s annual land and poverty conference […]
Tagged under: Farming | Africa | Activism | Colonialism
Bird indicators
2010-11-24 by in British Trust for OrnithologyThe bird indicators are part of the government’s suite of biodiversity indicators and show how the fortunes of birds associated with different landscapes have fared. Bird indicators are calculated annually, with the UK and England indicators produced jointly by the BTO and RSPB for Defra, and the Scottish indicators are produced by the BTO for Scottish Natural Heritage. The indicators are based largely on data collected by volunteers contributing to national bird monitoring schemes such as the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS).
Tagged under: Farming | Wetlands
Feed the Elephant - email us your links and listings
Stay in touch - sign up for our mailing list
Follow the Elephant on X/Twitter: @ElephantClimate
Website powered by cogapp: building a better online world