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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Newly appointed farm minister Norikazu Suzuki has hinted of a potential rethink of a policy to increase rice production advocated by the administration of former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/society/farm-minister-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #agriculture #rice #norikazusuzuki #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba #sanaetakaichi

The Japan Times

New farm minister hints at rethink of rice output increase

Norikazu Suzuki said farmers are worried that prices might collapse next year if there is too much supply.
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯
@cryptadamist@universeodon.com  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

guess who’s been buying up #argentina's beef feedstock producers (hint: it’s howard lutnick's #stablecoin company #Tether)

* video of trump: https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1980459802632548586
* more on lutnick + argentina: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/make-argentina-gold-again

#adecoagro #javierMilei #uspol #beef #uspoltiics #agriculture #howardlutnick

Make Argentina Gold Again

Is the American taxpayer bailout of Argentina just a secret bailout of the crypto industry?
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Brian Allen
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🚨 TRUMP: “We’ll buy Argentine beef.”

Asked what he’d tell U.S. ranchers losing their farms, he said: “Argentina is fighting for its life… they’re dying.”

So are our ranchers, 77 go under every single day. America First apparently ends where the steak begins.
Brian Allen @allenanalysis 🚨 TRUMP: “We’ll buy Argentine beef.” Asked what he’d tell U.S. ranchers losing their farms, he said: “Argentina is fighting for its life… they’re dying.” So are our ranchers, 77 go under every single day. America First apparently ends where the steak begins.
Brian Allen @allenanalysis 🚨 TRUMP: “We’ll buy Argentine beef.” Asked what he’d tell U.S. ranchers losing their farms, he said: “Argentina is fighting for its life… they’re dying.” So are our ranchers, 77 go under every single day. America First apparently ends where the steak begins.
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯
@cryptadamist@universeodon.com  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

guess who’s been buying up #argentina's beef feedstock producers (hint: it’s howard lutnick's #stablecoin company #Tether)

* video of trump: https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1980459802632548586
* more on lutnick + argentina: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/make-argentina-gold-again

#adecoagro #javierMilei #uspol #beef #uspoltiics #agriculture #howardlutnick

Make Argentina Gold Again

Is the American taxpayer bailout of Argentina just a secret bailout of the crypto industry?
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Brian Allen
@allenanalysis
🚨 TRUMP: “We’ll buy Argentine beef.”

Asked what he’d tell U.S. ranchers losing their farms, he said: “Argentina is fighting for its life… they’re dying.”

So are our ranchers, 77 go under every single day. America First apparently ends where the steak begins.
Brian Allen @allenanalysis 🚨 TRUMP: “We’ll buy Argentine beef.” Asked what he’d tell U.S. ranchers losing their farms, he said: “Argentina is fighting for its life… they’re dying.” So are our ranchers, 77 go under every single day. America First apparently ends where the steak begins.
Brian Allen @allenanalysis 🚨 TRUMP: “We’ll buy Argentine beef.” Asked what he’d tell U.S. ranchers losing their farms, he said: “Argentina is fighting for its life… they’re dying.” So are our ranchers, 77 go under every single day. America First apparently ends where the steak begins.
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

"When all is said and done, the White House hopes to provide $40 billion in rescue money for Argentina. …

Trump’s economic 'policy' has no real philosophy—it just involves throwing money at people he wants to help and tariffs at people he decides to punish. There’s no other rhyme or reason to it, and now even MAGA is starting to notice."

~ Andrew Egger

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy #farmers #agriculture #beef
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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-cry-for-me-argentina-heres-40b-trump-america-first-moo

Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina. Here’s $40B Trump’s Giving You.

Trump’s MAGA allies aren’t thrilled by the prospect of our stocking up on pesos and Argentinian beef.
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

"[Farmers] see that Donald Trump has to make a choice. And his choice is either: Is he going to screw over his billionaire friends in Argentina, or is he going to screw over the farmer? And he’s picking the billionaire."

~ Matt Hildreth of RuralOrganizing.org, whose family has farmed for genereations

#Trump #Argentina #EconomicElites #taxpayers #economy #farmers #agriculture #beef
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https://newrepublic.com/article/202097/trump-screwing-voters-badly-shocked-maga-farmer

The New Republic

Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly That It Shocked This MAGA Farmer

As Trump’s bizarre idea to control soaring prices backfires with farmers, a Democratic organizer in rural areas explains how badly Trump is hammering his own supporters—and why it gives Democrats an opening.
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Stephen Collins
@trib@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Interesting thing of the day was getting some insight from the business owner of the farm I work at how the various bits of the business hang together - 2 dairies, calf breeding for beef, holstein, and wagyu, cropping, rotational grazing and crops chosen, how many calves per year, how long they spend on each property and what for, milk solids yield on a seasonal basis and quality thereof, pregnancy success from AI (the good kind, not the dumb computer kind) program, sale rates, semen and bloodline import sources, water rights and licenses and percentage usage of that water to ensure compliance, plus water and dairy solid waste reuse.

Thing I was most fascinated by was the aggregation and normalisation of data from two sources (dairy management software and breeding management software) and seeing deep data dance in PowerBI.

Don't anyone ever think that a successful agricultural business isn't complex and that farming is hicks chewing on a grass stalk.

I've made it clear (I hope) to the owner that I'd jump at the chance to spend a little time working in different parts of the business to get better insight into how everything moves.

#dairy #DairyFarming #agriculture #agribusiness

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Stephen Collins
@trib@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Interesting thing of the day was getting some insight from the business owner of the farm I work at how the various bits of the business hang together - 2 dairies, calf breeding for beef, holstein, and wagyu, cropping, rotational grazing and crops chosen, how many calves per year, how long they spend on each property and what for, milk solids yield on a seasonal basis and quality thereof, pregnancy success from AI (the good kind, not the dumb computer kind) program, sale rates, semen and bloodline import sources, water rights and licenses and percentage usage of that water to ensure compliance, plus water and dairy solid waste reuse.

Thing I was most fascinated by was the aggregation and normalisation of data from two sources (dairy management software and breeding management software) and seeing deep data dance in PowerBI.

Don't anyone ever think that a successful agricultural business isn't complex and that farming is hicks chewing on a grass stalk.

I've made it clear (I hope) to the owner that I'd jump at the chance to spend a little time working in different parts of the business to get better insight into how everything moves.

#dairy #DairyFarming #agriculture #agribusiness

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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The average price of rice sold at supermarkets across Japan dropped for the fourth straight week, the farm ministry announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/japan/japan-supermarket-price-falls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #maff

The Japan Times

Average price of rice in Japan falls for fourth straight week

The price dropped ¥63 from the previous week to ¥4,142 per 5 kilograms, but remained above the ¥4,000 mark for the sixth week in a row.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

With early shipments of rice from the 2025 harvest having reached the market, attention is turning to supply, demand and prices amid uncertainty over how this summer's weather will affect yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/new-rice-crop-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #shinjirokoizumi #maff

The Japan Times

Race to secure 2025 rice crop heats up, lifting prices

Competition to secure new-crop rice is intensifying, pushing up the provisional payments that agricultural cooperatives advance to growers.
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Mitqal
@mittall@toot.community  ·  activity timestamp last week

Despite all the pain and destruction, we still hold on to hope. These photos show a glimpse of our daily life — my son Firas and I plant small plants beside our tent, trying to bring life back to our hearts. Your kindness can help us reach $300 and make our days brighter ❤️🙏

gofund.me/78acabc1

#Gaza #palstina #freepalestine #agriculture #plants #help #pleas
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Mitqal
@mittall@toot.community  ·  activity timestamp last week

Despite all the pain and destruction, we still hold on to hope. These photos show a glimpse of our daily life — my son Firas and I plant small plants beside our tent, trying to bring life back to our hearts. Your kindness can help us reach $300 and make our days brighter ❤️🙏

gofund.me/78acabc1

#Gaza #palstina #freepalestine #agriculture #plants #help #pleas
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through Sunday fell ¥6 from the previous week to ¥4,205 per 5 kilograms, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/rice-price-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #shinjirokoizumi #agriculture #supermarkets

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Federation Bot
@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/

#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen

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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Undeterred by major setbacks that recently befell the famed Kishu ume, or plums grown in Wakayama Prefecture, umeboshi pickled plum makers are working on developing new products using hail-damaged ume. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/wakayama-ume-farmers-overcome-hailstorms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #agriculture #wakayama

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Federation Bot
@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/

#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen

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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

While China's "Great Green Wall" campaign brings hope and economic development to the country's deserts, it also erodes ethnic Mongolians' traditional nomadism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/asia-pacific/china-great-green-wall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #mongolia #agriculture #environment

The Japan Times

China's 'Great Green Wall' brings hope but also hardship

While the project has been credited with 'greening' over 90 million hectares, it risks erasing the traditional nomadic practices of ethnic Mongolians.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics for most of the postwar era, is in danger of crumbling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/japan-ruling-party-ldp-in-danger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #farmers #agriculture #rurallife #rice #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #sanseito

The Japan Times

The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling

Long-time supporters are questioning if the Liberal Democratic Party still stands for them even as populist and far-right challengers make inroads.
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PermaSolarPotter
@PermaSolarPotter@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

‘It’s Such a Blessing’: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays

From summer squash to sheep’s wool, a variety of agricultural products may grow better beneath an awning of solar panels.

https://atmos.earth/climate-solutions/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/

#solar #farming #SolarPower #agriculture #atmos #ClimateSolutions

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Luis Apiolaza
@ojala@mastodon.nz  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Got some soy exports data from the United Nations FAO Statistics site. Impressive rise by Brazil starting in the late 1990s; Argentina looks tiny in comparison.

If China wants a reliable partner Brazil looks like the real deal.

#agriculture #trade

Graph with Soy Exports 1961-2023 (source: UN FAO Statistics) for  Argentina, Brazil and United States of America. It shows a huge increase from Brazil starting in the late 1990s.
Graph with Soy Exports 1961-2023 (source: UN FAO Statistics) for Argentina, Brazil and United States of America. It shows a huge increase from Brazil starting in the late 1990s.
Graph with Soy Exports 1961-2023 (source: UN FAO Statistics) for Argentina, Brazil and United States of America. It shows a huge increase from Brazil starting in the late 1990s.
Luis Apiolaza
@ojala@mastodon.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

And now, if we look at their trade with China during the last 40 years or so, we can see the major Trump I fiasco for US exports.

Dumb thing is that farmers voted for him... again.

#agriculture #trade

Soy Exports to China 1986-2023, source UN FAO Statistics. One can see the catastrophic loss in exports to China during Trump I years. Brazil picked up all the slack.
Soy Exports to China 1986-2023, source UN FAO Statistics. One can see the catastrophic loss in exports to China during Trump I years. Brazil picked up all the slack.
Soy Exports to China 1986-2023, source UN FAO Statistics. One can see the catastrophic loss in exports to China during Trump I years. Brazil picked up all the slack.
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Luis Apiolaza
@ojala@mastodon.nz  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Got some soy exports data from the United Nations FAO Statistics site. Impressive rise by Brazil starting in the late 1990s; Argentina looks tiny in comparison.

If China wants a reliable partner Brazil looks like the real deal.

#agriculture #trade

Graph with Soy Exports 1961-2023 (source: UN FAO Statistics) for  Argentina, Brazil and United States of America. It shows a huge increase from Brazil starting in the late 1990s.
Graph with Soy Exports 1961-2023 (source: UN FAO Statistics) for Argentina, Brazil and United States of America. It shows a huge increase from Brazil starting in the late 1990s.
Graph with Soy Exports 1961-2023 (source: UN FAO Statistics) for Argentina, Brazil and United States of America. It shows a huge increase from Brazil starting in the late 1990s.
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