It feels like the extreme weather we’re experiencing & its impact on nature & the food supply should be being mentioned (at all) in our national conversation. These are all field of *crops*.

We’re looking at the first ‘year without harvest’ on my farm, with only c.10-15% currently cropped & surviving, but very low quality after winter. Heavy 🌧️ again today. Extreme weather overcoming decades of investment in healthier soils. A real crisis point & wake up call.

Having been in the climate business for over 20 years I’ve lost count of the wake up calls we’ve had. We haven’t woken up yet.

New piece by me, Sarah Butler and Jack Simpson 💚 on looming food shortages and price hike due to extreme weather theguardian.com/environment/20…

St Sunday’s beck is looking amazing right now We are lucky to have over a mile and a half of it flowing through our farm. The white-water crowfoot will soon be a mass of flowers and I reckon this year it’s going to be better than ever 🙂 *Sound on for some pure chill 💚

Giving another bump to this important thread. I’ve had similar private messages from other women and girls. If wanting better than this 👇🏼 for the next generation of farming women makes me ‘woke’, then absolutely, give me that badge. I’ll wear it with pride.

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With all the hate and horror on here at the moment I’m so glad I live in the countryside away from the madness and taking photos of flowers rather than thugs #wildflowers #moorland #farmingwithnature

"Disruption of the functioning of vegetation due to warming can lead to the failure of climate regulating mechanisms for millions of years." ⚠️"millions of years" This study “serves as ‘wake-up call’ for the global community.” ethz.ch/en/news-and-ev…

Record Rainfall Spoils Crops in China, Rattling Its Leaders "prices of many vegetables nationwide rocketed, some by up to 40%' in wake of recent extremes "The stakes are high: China is already the world’s largest food importer" nytimes.com/2024/09/02/wor…

Great pod from the excellent Rachel Donald. Consistent with my recent critiques of renewable energy transition & urbanism. I'm not entirely convinced by the 4th dimension ltd idea, but the basic thermodynamics & localism/soft energy ring true. Long term view: agrarian localism!

New analysis shows that "one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in areas where the water supply is highly stressed, highly unreliable or both" "Mounting risks like climate change & increased competition for water" are threatening food security wri.org/insights/growi…

What will happen as the disasters keep piling up? "Shoppers in the UK have been warned they may face fruit and vegetable shortages in supermarkets as Spain’s devastating flood" "These shortages could last for months" express.co.uk/news/uk/197065…

Farmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't remember this happening before' Excessive heat & prolonged drought have devastated chestnut harvests in Greece Some farmers expecting 90% reduction in yield thecooldown.com/green-business…

No one has listened - but right from the start the protests were about more than IHT The media reporting of the protests has been appalling for this very reason They only report is when Clarkson attends or it’s about tax avoidance

The latest goverment guff about farming is… “The problem with farming is the lack of profitability” This is a short thread on why this sensible-sounding focus should be treated with great suspicion… A 🧵

We haven’t had a drop of rain for about a month For third time in recent years we’ve gone from late winter bare to drought bare with no spring flush of moisture We’re managing because we manage grazing and stockpile for May, but way behind on growth of a normal year

This is wild… this is the budget that means nature isn’t trashed on farmland, and most of the U.K. is farmland Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review | Farming | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

This affects EVERYONE

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report theguardian.com/environment/20…