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Sunflowers At Sundown

The sunflowers grow fast here in California and they are ready to harvest mid summer.
I captured this image outside of the city of Davis. This field has become a magnet for sunflower gawkers. There is a frontage road along the freeway and for weeks on end cars are parked on the shoulder up and down the road. I hope you enjoy this little slice of the Central Valley.
pixels.com/featured/sunflowers
#SunflowersAtSundown #BillGallagherPhotography #Agriculture #BuyIntoArt #AYeasrForArt

Farming In The Age of Global Warming

These 5 Top Corn-Growing States Report Extreme Drought, or Worse, as Planting Kicks Off

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor published April 10, these states reported the most intense drought conditions.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GlobalWarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #farmers #agriculture #drought

agriculture.com/these-5-top-co

🕸glané sur le net🕸 Manifestations Nationales au Pakistan Contre l'Agriculture Industrielle, la Distribution Injuste de l'Eau, et pour un Prix Minimum de Soutien Équitable pour le Blé: Le Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) a appelé ses organisations membres à organiser des manifestations nationales le 13 avril contre l'agriculture industrielle, la construction de six canaux depuis le fleuve Indus, et… europe-solidaire.org/spip.php? #Pakistan #Agriculture #Manifestation #Eau #KissanRabitaCommittee

www.europe-solidaire.orgManifestations Nationales au Pakistan Contre l'Agriculture Industrielle, la Distribution Injuste de l'Eau, et pour un Prix Minimum de Soutien Équitable pour le Blé - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières Le Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC) a appelé ses organisations membres à organiser des manifestations nationales le 13 avril contre (…)

Can Canada grow more of its own food? Greenhouses, vertical farming make it possible, experts say
Our suddenly rocky relationship with the U.S. has a lot of Canadians rethinking our dependence on our southern neighbor, especially fruit and vegetable imports. Could Canada grow more of what we eat? And what would it cost us?
#food #agriculture #economy #politics #Canada #US
cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/cana

Climate change, poverty, drought, and mental health in Madagascar:

“with fertile land turning into desert and water sources depleting…

The study – one of the first to measure the mental health effects of climate change on young people in the Global South – found “extremely high” levels of depression, anxiety and climate worry.”

climatechangenews.com/2025/04/

Climate Home News · African teens' mental health suffers on the climate frontlinesAs climate change impacts take a heavy toll on African teens wellbeing in poor rural areas, how can policymakers support their mental health?

After #China unveiled steep retaliatory #tariffs on American exports on Wed, #Treasury Secy #ScottBessent issued a sharp & surprising response: “So what?”

The loss of China as an export market will deal a particularly hard blow to #agriculture in red states, hitting the voters who helped #Trump win. On Wed, Trump ratcheted US tariffs on China even higher. #Farmers are concerned that a protracted #TradeWar w/China will cut off ties w/their largest export market.

#economy
nytimes.com/2025/04/10/busines

The soybean industry is one of the sectors most concerned about tariff retaliation.
The New York Times · Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US FarmersBy Alan Rappeport

Au Japon, il n’y a pas eu de révolte paysanne d’une telle ampleur depuis l’ère Edo [1603-1868]
"La situation est telle que l’archipel a fini par mettre sur le marché une partie de son « bichiku-mai », la réserve de riz qu’il stocke en cas d’extrême urgence."
"Séismes, typhons, feux de forêts et tsunamis… « Les catastrophes se succèdent en raison des conditions climatiques. La situation mondiale s’oriente vers la guerre : si les transports s’arrêtent, que nous restera-t-il à manger si notre autosuffisance alimentaire s’effondre complètement ? »"
#agriculture #autonomiealimentaire #Japon
mediapart.fr/journal/internati

Mediapart · Les agriculteurs du Japon lancent une nouvelle « révolte paysanne »By Johann Fleuri

#Trump admin declares emergency in #California's #federal #forests

The executive action spans the entire state

By Erin Rode, Contributing LA Outdoors EditorApril 8, 2025

"A memo from the secretary of the United States Department of #Agriculture released last week outlines the Trump administration’s plans to quickly expand logging operations in the country’s #NationalForests, which could dramatically reshape the landscape of popular recreation areas in California."

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sfgate.com/la/article/californ

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