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Ika Makimaki
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It’s not every day you’ll find Greenpeace, NZ First, and Fonterra on the same side of an issue.
And when unlikely allies line up like this, it’s worth paying attention.
So what’s going on?
The Luxon Government’s Gene Tech Bill – a plan so radical that environmentalists, dairy exporters and coalition partners are all sounding the alarm. https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/the-gene-tech-bill-too-risky-even-for-fonterra-and-nz-first/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=nickofnz
It’s not every day you’ll find Greenpeace, NZ First, and Fonterra on the same side of an issue.
And when unlikely allies line up like this, it’s worth paying attention.
So what’s going on?
The Luxon Government’s Gene Tech Bill – a plan so radical that environmentalists, dairy exporters and coalition partners are all sounding the alarm. https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/the-gene-tech-bill-too-risky-even-for-fonterra-and-nz-first/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=nickofnz
maco
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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
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
Took my son banana picking at Kintarō Farm near Odawara. It was a lot of fun!
They grow Gros Michel bananas, which are generally hard to get, but are better tasting than the usual Cavendish banana you get at the supermarket. The story of how they got their operation up and going was also pretty interesting.
We got to try bananas of varying ripeness, banana juice, and banana ice cream.
Banana juice (puréed banana with milk; unsweetened, but naturally quite sweet) and banana ice cream
Cut bananas of varying ripeness
Inside the green house full of banana trees (actually a kind of grass, not biologically a tree)
Scissors in place to cut a banana off of a partially harvested bunch
Angela Antunovic
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‘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
‘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
Beck Foot, where I'm repairing a wall, have two adult donkeys and two youngsters. One of the youngsters came over and I made the mistake of giving it a scratch on the neck.
It then followed me to the gate as I went off for lunch, turning its head to demand more scratches. I'll get nothing done now. #Donkey
If you would like to see reliable news reports from the ostrich farm, the BC Interior news source Castanet is updating this article.
Apparently the farm has been cleared of people not from the RCMP or CFIA, including some that have been arrested. The cull is expected to take place today or tomorrow though no timelines have been given.
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/573933/RCMP-confirm-B-C-ostrich-farmers-arrested#573933
#culturewar #AntiVax #antiScience #farm #farming #H5N1 #CanPoli #BCPoli #DrOz
Looks like the ostrich farm people have been arrested and the birds are going to be culled now. Here's the post I did about them a couple weeks ago.
Culling of the herd is simply what you do when you're farming. The nonsense culture war stuff is just that. Nonsense.
#culturewar #AntiVax #antiScience #farm #farming #H5N1 #CanPoli #BCPoli #DrOz
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115204022092473804
ProPublica
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The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News#Immigration#Farming#Agriculture#Immigrants#Visa#Labor#Safety
Bjørnar (he/him)
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💗 Forest expansion increases agricultural output, new study shows
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-forest-expansion-agricultural-output.html
#india #forests #agriculture #conservation #farming #resources
💗 Forest expansion increases agricultural output, new study shows
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-forest-expansion-agricultural-output.html
#india #forests #agriculture #conservation #farming #resources
The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.
Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News#Immigration#Farming#Agriculture#Immigrants#Visa#Labor#Safety
ProPublica
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Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others. She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
https://projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others. She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
https://projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post