UK ‘bribes’ farmers to STOP FARMING
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A government scheme to pay farmers up to £100,000 to help them retire is set to open for applications in April.

Long-awaited details have been published on Defra's Lump Sum Exit Scheme, part of a drive to encourage older farmers to leave the industry and pass on their land to a new generation.

To be eligible, farmers will need to surrender their BPS entitlements and dispose of almost all their agricultural land by sale or gift.

#uk #WarOnFarms

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/defra-farming-lump-sum-payment-scheme-opens-april-8679488

Shippers Cut Off Russia - Wheat Price Explodes - Cyberattacks on Shipping

As Major shipping companies are cutting service to Russia and UK bans shipments from Russia, the disruption to global food supply is now a lasting one. What effect will cutting out the breadbasket of the world have, and--more importantly--who benefits from doing so? Christian breaks it down in this Ice Age Farmer broadcast.

via @iceagefarmer

https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/03/01/shippers-cut-off-russia-wheat-price-explodes-cyberattacks-on-shipping/

Youtube: https://youtu.be/S86VxWYmwG4

#iafvideo #russia #ukraine #wheat #shipping #SupplyChain

Maersk, world’s largest shipping company who just cut service to Russia, destroying shipping & supply chains … is a WEF partner:

https://www.weforum.org/organizations/a-p-moller-maersk-a-s

“How without Russian gas?”

Already EU nations are hearing that they must quickly fail forward into renewables as the gas is shutdown from Russia:

As I mention in my update earlier, this conflict serves so many aspects of the zero carbon agenda (even as the war machine belches insane pollution) …

https://nos.nl/artikel/2419460-hoe-zonder-russisch-gas-van-betere-cv-instelling-tot-ledlampen

While eyes are on the war, WHO has contracted Deutsche Telekom to build a global electronic verification of coronavirus (or any) vaccination certificates.

The QR code-based software solution will be used for other vaccinations as well, such as polio or yellow fever, [or whatever we come up with in the future! whee!] T-Systems said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the WHO would support its 194 member states in building national and regional verification technology.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/deutsche-telekom-build-global-covid-vaccine-verification-app-who-2022-02-23/

Wow: Benchmark Malaysian #PalmOil futures rose past 7,000 ringgit/tonne on Wed. The 6,000-mark was first reached just a week ago, the 1st 5,000 in October.

Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil. Prices have spiked w/ most sunflower oil trade (15% of vegoil total) offline.

#FoodPrices

#soybeans #oilseed

Moldova bans export of grains to ensure domestic supply.

The global food crisis is escalating quickly. This is the nation state equivalent of “grab what you can now” — of course China has been doing that for years now.

#FoodShortages #Moldova #wheat #corn

EU Agriculture Ministers hold Crisis Meeting to manage impact of Ukraine on food production:

The war in Ukraine could disrupt food production in Europe - not just raw material or fertilizer prices. France wants to activate the EU crisis mechanism. [ I have looked into this plan and can find that it exists, but not what its implementation would entail - @iceagefarmer ]

"The invasion carries the risk of disrupting global markets for agricultural products," said the official announcement of the video conference of EU agriculture ministers this afternoon. Energy and the production of goods such as fertilizers are also affected. World market prices for wheat have already risen sharply since the beginning of the war. 

The food crisis is escalating quickly. for more: @iceagefarmer

original link (de):
https://www.agrarheute.com/politik/krisensitzung-eu-agrarminister-folgen-ukraine-krieges-590851

Another fire at a fertilizer plant, Yakima, WA, USA destroys 1.75 million pounds of mixed components for fertilizers - how many fertilizer facitilies have burned down just this year now? (As fertilizer shipments from Russia stop?)

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Fire rages at fertilizer facility, forces evacuations in Sunnyside

Although a chemical fire in Sunnyside quickly consumed an industrial building and emitted sulfur-laden smoke throughout the afternoon and evening, Monday’s blaze was caught early enough to avoid injuries and could have been much worse, officials said.

A smoldering pile of sulfur quickly became a raging chemical fire just after 1 p.m. Monday at Nutrien Ag Solutions, 1101 Midvale Road, Sunnyside Fire Chief Ken Anderson said.

The fire destroyed one storage building on the southeast corner of the fertilizer storage facility in the Port of Sunnyside and damaged others, but adjacent Nutrien buildings and storage tanks containing hazardous chemicals were spared, Anderson said Monday evening.

The storage building contained 1.75 million pounds of mixed components for fertilizers, but there were more dangerous chemicals in adjacent buildings and tanks, and firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to them, Anderson added.

“It was caught early on — it could have been much worse,” he added.

#Fertilizer #Fire

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/no-one-hurt-as-fire-rages-at-fertilizer-facility-forces-evacuations-in-sunnyside/article_7ba76165-fa09-5277-a7e7-a39fed1aa43e.html

FOOD CRISIS: EU expects shortages, S. Korea feed producers to declare Force Majeur

The food crisis is here. The EU's agricultural ministers held an emergency meeting, and are set to activate a "EU Food Crisis Contingency Mechanism" in anticipation of the shortages resulting from the blocked 40% of global wheat exports that are no longer flowing from Ukraine/Russia. S. Korea's animal feed producers are preparing to declare force majeur, unable to produce feed wiithout the 300,000 metric tons they'd expected from Ukraine now stuck in the Black Sea. Nations are banning exports to cling to what food stocks they DO have. Things are escalating quickly in the food crisis. Stay tuned to the Ice Age Farmer channel and START GROWING FOOD NOW.

Join: @iceagefarmer

https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/03/03/food-crisis-eu-expects-shortages-s-korea-feed-producers-to-declare-force-majeur/

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Ctso1KVzL7o

#eu #FoodShortages #wheat #russia #ukraine #iafvideo

Marjory Wildcraft: 3-Part System for Food Security – Grow Your Own Food – Ice Age Farmer Podcast

Marjory Wildcraft joins Christian to explore a 3-part system to quickly grow abundant food for your family. Marjory brings deep experience in organic farming, permaculture, agroforestry, indigenous teachings together with her unique perspective as founder of The Grow Network (grownetwork.com), where 150,000+ individuals share their own experiences in food production. We also discuss why animals are absolutely VITAL to a self-sufficient homestead. Join us, and start growing ridiculous amounts of delicious, nutritious food today!

#solutions

https://iceagefarmer.com/marjory

Survival Gardening with David the Good – Ice Age Farmer Broadcast (part one)

Mega interview with David the Good of the Survival Gardening channel! In this first part, we cover the priorities that help frame one’s approach to a survival garden. And while many people get caught up in different techniques and dogma, we stress the importance of just getting started, focusing on yield, and experimenting to see what works best where you are.

#solutions

https://www.iceagefarmer.com/dtg

Top notch interview with Gabe Brown on regenerative methods to cultivate awesome soil which can't help but grow amazing amounts of food for your family!

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Gabe Brown on Regenerative Solutions to Modern Problems – Ice Age Farmer Podcast

Gabe Brown of Browns Ranch — a pioneer of the soil-health movement and regenerative practices — joins Christian to discuss regenerative practices and soil health as the bottom line solutions to the myriad problems we face. We discuss the Covid19 pandemic and what we can learn from it, how healthy living soil helped Brown’s Ranch weather the difficult, cold and wet 2019 season in North Dakota — and can do the same for you! Producers from homesteaders/gardeners to larger farmer ranchers can start improving their operations immediately without huge capital investment. Gabe also describes how they have actually been getting a boost in sales due to their direct-to-market approach. And of course we describe the 6 rules for building amazing soil and growing lots of food!

#soil #solutions

https://www.iceagefarmer.com/gabe

Remember the priorities for a SURVIVAL GARDEN:

1st, CALORIES — can’t do anything on an empty stomach.

2nd, NUTRITION — THEN worry about nutrition: good protein. support immune system (turmeric, garlic, oregano, ginger)

3rd, TASTE — once you CRUSH the first two, then you can add in the fun stuff.

OPEN COMMENT THREAD: What are you planting this year?

Check out these telegram groups full of other Ice Age Farmers passionate about food sovereignty! They are full 24/7 of people who want to talk about:

* @IAF_Garden -> Gardening, Permaculture, canning/food preservation (7,000+ members!)
* @IAF_Birds -> Chickens, Ducks, Quail, Guineas (3,300+ members!)
* @IAF_Bees -> Beekeeping!
* @IAF_Rabbits -> Rabbits!
* @IAF_Goats -> Goats & other medium livestock
* @IAF_DIY -> Homesteading / greenhouse builds, etc. NEW!

These rooms are protected by anti-spambot measures to keep them free of the bots plaguing telegram. It shouldn’t be a problem for humans, but if you do need help getting in, reply to this post.

Also check out the IAF Guilded group (like discord, but I was banned there for too much truthiness) -> https://iceagefarmer.com/guilded