(Ryan DeLarme) For almost a month now, Dutch Farmers have been staging protests and roadblocks across the Netherlands, even going so far as to spread manure outside of officials’ homes. Now, farmers from Italy, Spain, and Poland have joined the fray in support of their Dutch counterparts.
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Farmers Hit Hard by Price Increases, Fertilizer Costs As Food Price Spike Looms
(Casey Harper) The cost of fertilizer is up as much as 500% in some areas, and that increase will eventually hit consumers.
Despite Being Banned in Europe, EPA to Approve Toxic Pesticides that Paralyze Bees, Butterflies, and Other Insects
(B.N. Frank) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a long history of NOT protecting the environment or Americans. For example, in 2021, it was exposed that the agency may have been aware for years of a probable link between Roundup’s toxic ingredient, glyphosate, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Now it plans to approve farmers’ use of known toxic chemicals that harm insects.
Move Over Farmers, The Fully Autonomous, Self-Driving Tractor Has Officially Arrived
(Nwo Report) It’s not often you hear the words “John Deere” and “controversy” together, but that’s exactly what is coming to pass as the agricultural staple looks to debut its first fully autonomous tractor.
Transform School Meals to Nourish Kids and Create Opportunities for Farmers
(Kari Hamerschlag) As California’s schools prepared to reopen earlier this year, protecting children’s health should have been a top priority. One surprising way to achieve this, along with rigorous COVID-19 protocols, is to make school food more accessible and healthful. Two bills in the state legislature could provide a booster shot in that direction.
Parts Shortage Hitting Farmers Hard as Supply Chain Crisis Expected To Persist Well Into 2022
(Arsenio Toledo) The supply chain crisis is currently hitting America’s agriculture industry hard as parts shortages and other problems affecting farmers are expected to persist well into 2022.
With Food Shortage Only Getting Worse, Biden Urges Farmers to Take Fields out of Production to Slow Climate Change
(Samantha Chang, The Western Journal) The Biden administration’s costly pipe dream of making nearly every one of its agenda items focused on combatting “climate change” is running into the brick wall of reality.
The Largest Protests in Human History Might Be Occurring Right Now. Here’s What They’re About.
(Leon Wolf) India’s farmers in revolt