"The UK has traditionally been largely self-sufficient in sheep meat. But high feed and farming costs, market uncertainty and low profitability have seen flocks fall to their lowest number ever recorded."

Does this mean that instead of exposed, subsidised #grazing maintaining ever barer #moorland which should be regrowing its tree-cover, we're trending towards using #sheep instead of oil-fueled machinery or herbicides to control the vegetation around solar #PV instalations? Win-win-win-win-win, I'd say. Or as another great account on here calls it #multiSolving @bethsawin

#farming #photovoltaik #solarGrazing

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/solar-grazing-triple-win-sheep-farmers-renewables-energy-companies

"The UK has traditionally been largely self-sufficient in sheep meat. But high feed and farming costs, market uncertainty and low profitability have seen flocks fall to their lowest number ever recorded."

Does this mean that instead of exposed, subsidised #grazing maintaining ever barer #moorland which should be regrowing its tree-cover, we're trending towards using #sheep instead of oil-fueled machinery or herbicides to control the vegetation around solar #PV instalations? Win-win-win-win-win, I'd say. Or as another great account on here calls it #multiSolving @bethsawin

#farming #photovoltaik #solarGrazing

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/solar-grazing-triple-win-sheep-farmers-renewables-energy-companies

About one in 12 sheep is gay, but when rams prefer the company of other rams, they're considered a commercial failure and slaughtered. In Germany, some are lucky enough to end up in the Rainbow Wool sanctuary, a biodiverse sheep farm that prioritizes animal welfare, run by Michel Stücke and his partner Jochen. Last month, the wool from some of those sheep was showcased by LA designer Michael Schmidt in his "I Wool Survive" collection, a collaboration with Grindr and publicist Kelly Cutrone. Dazed talked to Schmidt and Cutrone about the collection. Learn more about Rainbow Wool — including how to sponsor a gay sheep — at the second link.

https://flip.it/9k3.bz
https://flip.it/Fe4iy_

#LGBTQ #Fashion #Farming #AnimalWelfare #Sheep #Animals

About one in 12 sheep is gay, but when rams prefer the company of other rams, they're considered a commercial failure and slaughtered. In Germany, some are lucky enough to end up in the Rainbow Wool sanctuary, a biodiverse sheep farm that prioritizes animal welfare, run by Michel Stücke and his partner Jochen. Last month, the wool from some of those sheep was showcased by LA designer Michael Schmidt in his "I Wool Survive" collection, a collaboration with Grindr and publicist Kelly Cutrone. Dazed talked to Schmidt and Cutrone about the collection. Learn more about Rainbow Wool — including how to sponsor a gay sheep — at the second link.

https://flip.it/9k3.bz
https://flip.it/Fe4iy_

#LGBTQ #Fashion #Farming #AnimalWelfare #Sheep #Animals

just finished my first APP for BBCH plantgrow documentantion

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habe gerade meine erste APP für die Wachstumsdoku nach BBCH standard gemacht.

#hofkollektiv #software #farming #farm #landwirtschaft #growyourown #app #programming

TIL about this handy resource for people thinking about #farming cooperatively: https://greenhorns.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Greenhorns_Cooperative_Farming_Guidebook.pdf

Already getting excited about the 2026 season with #sun_mountain_farm_club

just finished my first APP for BBCH plantgrow documentantion

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habe gerade meine erste APP für die Wachstumsdoku nach BBCH standard gemacht.

#hofkollektiv #software #farming #farm #landwirtschaft #growyourown #app #programming

I used Lego to design a farm for people who are blind – like me

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4zlyqnr0o

#HackerNews #LegoDesign #BlindCommunity #Accessibility #Innovation #Farming

Hey friends! I made this simple flyer about safe foods for ducks, and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to print it and put it up on the message boards at their local parks. Just one flyer can make a huge difference. https://www.allforgardening.com/1560685/hey-friends-i-made-this-simple-flyer-about-safe-foods-for-ducks-and-i-was-wondering-if-anyone-would-be-willing-to-print-it-and-put-it-up-on-the-message-boards-at-their-local-parks-just-one-flyer-ca/ #CountryLife #farming #gardening #homesteading #SelfSufficiency

Hey friends! I made this simple flyer about safe foods for ducks, and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to print it and put it up on the message boards at their local parks. Just one flyer can make a huge difference. https://www.allforgardening.com/1560685/hey-friends-i-made-this-simple-flyer-about-safe-foods-for-ducks-and-i-was-wondering-if-anyone-would-be-willing-to-print-it-and-put-it-up-on-the-message-boards-at-their-local-parks-just-one-flyer-ca/ #CountryLife #farming #gardening #homesteading #SelfSufficiency

What is this animal that is going around my house? It seems to walk, jump and also leaves strange scratch marks all over the place! https://www.allforgardening.com/1558440/what-is-this-animal-that-is-going-around-my-house-it-seems-to-walk-jump-and-also-leaves-strange-scratch-marks-all-over-the-place/ #CountryLife #farming #gardening #homesteading #SelfSufficiency

What is this animal that is going around my house? It seems to walk, jump and also leaves strange scratch marks all over the place! https://www.allforgardening.com/1558440/what-is-this-animal-that-is-going-around-my-house-it-seems-to-walk-jump-and-also-leaves-strange-scratch-marks-all-over-the-place/ #CountryLife #farming #gardening #homesteading #SelfSufficiency

Last year, we found that you could increase strawberry yield by 18 per cent under solar panels compared to strawberries in an open field. This agrivoltaic crop yield bump has been shown for dozens of other crops and solar panel combinations all over the world, including basil, broccoli, celery, corn, grapes, kale, lettuce, pasture grass, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more

https://theconversation.com/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-how-solar-panels-on-farms-can-help-increase-crop-yields-269264

#solarPunk #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaic #farming

Last year, we found that you could increase strawberry yield by 18 per cent under solar panels compared to strawberries in an open field. This agrivoltaic crop yield bump has been shown for dozens of other crops and solar panel combinations all over the world, including basil, broccoli, celery, corn, grapes, kale, lettuce, pasture grass, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and more

https://theconversation.com/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-how-solar-panels-on-farms-can-help-increase-crop-yields-269264

#solarPunk #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaic #farming

97% of Trees in #Gaza have been Destroyed. https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/11/08/97-of-trees-in-gaza-have-been-destroyed/ #Environment, #Farming, #Gaza, #Israel, #Orkney, #Palestine, #Vigil

A lax regulatory environment has led to the widespread abuse of farmworkers — including threats of violence, stolen wages and forced labor.

Experts say the Fair Food Program's reforms could help.

But few farms have signed on.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fair-food-program-farmworker-abuse-exploitation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Agriculture #Farming #Immigration #Labor #Abuse #Exploitation #Immigrants