FRIDAY DATA DUMP: Down On The Farm

Crop Circles The Drain

Animal cruelty and a threat to global health? Inside China's fur farms
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-11-28/animal-cruelty-and-a-threat-to-global-health-inside-chinas-fur-farms

Drugs, hormones and excrement: the polluting pig mega-farms supplying pork to the world
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/25/drugs-hormones-excrement-pig-farms-mexico-water-yucatan

‘You’ve got the grass; you put a cow in it, and Bob’s your uncle’: the ranchers trying to halt the devastation caused by Bolivia’s cattle farms
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/26/ranching-cattle-forest-fires-bolivia-beef

Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/11/27/deforestation-is-costing-brazilian-farmers-millions

Glyphosate loss would cost farmers $2.9B, cause massive food inflation, says new report
https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/glyphosate-loss-would-cost-farmers-2-9b-cause-food-inflation

French farmers no longer want to be ‘top of the class’ in the fight against pesticides
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/french-farmers-no-longer-want-to-be-top-of-the-class-in-the-fight-against-pesticides/

Do organic farmers still have a chance in Europe?
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/27/do-organic-farmers-still-have-a-chance-in-europe

Huge organic farm in Iowa thrives without chemicals https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/huge-organic-farm-in-iowa-thrives-without-chemicals/article_61e2eece-ac10-11ef-bc39-774615c2331a.html

Grow Organic: Nebraska Extension Hosts Second Annual Organic Farming Conference
https://ianrnews.unl.edu/grow-organic-nebraska-extension-hosts-second-annual-organic-farming-conference

The Carbon Soil Opportunity: Organic Farming Helps Counter Climate Change https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/29/the-carbon-soil-opportunity-organic-farming-helps-counter-climate-change/

Transforming Rice Farming to Combat Climate Change https://news.smu.edu.sg/news/2024/11/29/transforming-rice-farming-combat-climate-change

Growing Cucumbers in Harsh Desert Highlights Saudi Food-Security Push https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-11-29/global-food-roundup-farming-in-saudi-arabia-s-harsh-desert

Saving the Colorado River: Utah Farmers Lead with Drought-Resilient Methods https://www.newsweek.com/saving-colorado-river-utah-farmer-drought-methods-1991969

Maryland farmers endure a ‘tough year’ amid drought conditions https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/11/29/maryland-farmers-drought-conditions-2024/

New Jersey farmers struggle amid stubborn drought conditions https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-cranberry-farmers-drought-wildfires/

As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26112024/new-agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins-fossil-fuel-ally/

With Ag secretary pick, Trump brushes back RFK Jr. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/27/trump-rollins-usda-rfk-influence-00191779

Modern Agriculture and RFK Jr.'s Vision: A Farmer’s Insight https://www.agweb.com/opinion/modern-agriculture-and-rfk-jr-s-vision-farmers-insight

Bird flu is getting worse. Disease experts worry Trump and RFK Jr. will mangle response like COVID
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/bird-flu-is-getting-worse-disease-experts-worry-and-rfk-jr-will-mangle-response-like/

Bird flu detected in second lot of raw milk sold in California, health officials say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bird-flu-detected-second-lot-raw-milk-sold-california-health-officials-rcna182152

Arizona egg expert explains how bird flu keeps farmers scrambling and prices high
https://ktar.com/story/5631509/bird-flu-egg-prices-arizona-hickman-farms/

Hurricanes, high input costs and low sales prices put Georgia pecan farmers in precarious position
https://www.albanyherald.com/features/hurricanes-high-input-costs-and-low-sales-prices-put-georgia-pecan-farmers-in-precarious-position/article_9c0640f8-a894-11ef-8c50-c3d3b6729412.html

To stay on the farm, more and more farmers are working extra jobs https://www.marketplace.org/2024/11/27/to-stay-on-the-farm-more-and-more-farmers-are-working-extra-jobs/

MSU Extension highlights free mental health services after farmers face good yields, low market rates
https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/michigan-farmers-produce-good-crop-yields-face-19944167.php

U.S. Farmers Are Struggling. They Will Lose More in a Trade War, According to This Ag Economist.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/farmers-trump-trade-war-agriculture-crop-beef-prices-2be036c2

FEATURE: Agriculture sectors look for footing after Trump tariff threat https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/feature-agriculture-sectors-look-for-footing-after-trump-tariff-threat/

Trump’s mass deportation vow has some in the farm and construction industries spooked
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-deportation-immigrants-farmworkers-construction-rcna181688

Farmworker Challenges, Solidarity Emphasized as Threat of Mass Deportations Looms
https://civileats.com/2024/11/25/a-new-report-emphasizes-farmworker-challenges-and-solidarity-but-the-threat-of-mass-deportations-looms/ T

The Math on Mass Deportation Doesn't Add Up
https://reason.com/2024/11/24/the-math-on-mass-deportation-doesnt-add-up/

Muddy Machines acquires logistics robot to tackle farm labor shortages https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9682509/muddy-machines-acquires-logistics-robot-to-tackle-farm-labor-shortages/

Gamma ray-detecting robot dogs can make agriculture more profitable for farmers
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/robot-dogs-advance-soil-health-monitoring-in-uk

Are robotic weeders a cost effective part of sustainable farming? https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/11/are-robotic-weeders-a-cost-effective-part-of-a-sustainable-farming-future/