Today I met farmers & sector representatives to hear how severe heat and drought are affecting their farms and crops. They know they're not alone: we discussed what can be done using every available #CAP tool, working with Member States & building resilience into the next CAP https://t.co/kXEcOzE6SE #Farmers #Drought #CAP #EU #FR #DE #IT #ES #NL
The great drought devours the heart of Europe: a stalled economy — Millions of Europeans face unprecedented limits on water access due to lack of rain. Low flows in major rivers are slowing trade, dragging down energy production and decimating staple crops https://t.co/ofSfPldmxI #Drought #WaterCrisis #Europe #EU
Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon — First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops https://t.co/luiDuvNqEq #Israel #Lebanon #Wildfires #IL #LB
🌎 Food Prices Ease in June as Focus Shifts From War to Crops - Bloomberg https://t.co/UgacuLZv5U https://t.co/Qxx7CnDaUU #FoodPrices #Crops #Bloomberg #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
🌱 A major victory for science and for ecomodernist groups like @weplanetint! The EU Parliament has finally approved New Genomic Techniques, unlocking drought-resistant, pest-resilient, and higher-yield crops using fewer pesticides. Sure, the new regulation is still full of https://t.co/V3GcSwijvK #Ecomodernism #SustainableAgriculture #GenomicTech #EU
Farmers are increasingly turning to drone technology to apply seaweed as a natural fertilizer to their crops in response to the rising costs of synthetic fertilizers, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions, with some experts highlighting the potential of seaweed to improve food security while reducing environmental impacts. #Agriculture #Drones #SustainableFarming #GB #US #IL #IR
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 Soy, Corn Rise as US Says #China to Buy More American Crops - Bloomberg https://t.co/1UFKS9MRUS https://t.co/DxrKnloDcX #China #Agriculture #Trade #US #CN
Recent rains in Western and Central Europe have alleviated drought conditions affecting grain crops, particularly in France, Germany, and Poland, reducing the risk of yield losses ahead of the summer harvest, though continued rainfall is still necessary to maintain soil moisture during critical growth periods. #Agriculture #GrainMarket #WeatherImpact #FR #DE #PL #AU #US
The article discusses how 23 villages in the Kasalganga River basin have successfully overcome drought through community participation, water conservation efforts, and sustainable management practices in just seven years, contrasting the typical 20-25 years needed, and highlights the transformative impact on agriculture and local economies, including increased water availability, diversification of crops, and the establishment of women's self-help groups, ultimately showcasing a model for effective water resource management that can serve as a blueprint for other regions. #WaterManagement #CommunityDevelopment #SustainableAgriculture #IN #PK
The state’s biggest crops needed a special program to cover "once-in-a-generation" losses — for the second time in a decade. https://t.co/QyFk01dajw -
A new Johns Hopkins study finds that crops irrigated with treated wastewater tend to store pharmaceutical byproducts in their leaves rather than the edible portions. The findings could one day help regulators to know which drugs tend to concentrate in the edible tissues of -
New York has recently experienced dramatic temperature swings, raising questions about the impacts on trees, plants, and fruit crops across the state. Jason Londo, associate professor of fruit crop physiology and climate adaptation at Cornell AgriTech (@CornellAgriTech), says https://t.co/4DHybXRf21 -
