...the hive seems to very much help. Removal of the mites also sees more infertile mites left behind.
I can see why there is some hesitancy to cross breed - unforeseen consequences.
#bees #varroa #agsky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Interesting. Not beneficial, rather grooming behaviour sees AC bees able to suppress the mites better.
Just read up a couple of articles/papers on this - fascinating but frustrating as studies are inconclusive.
Grooming in the hive which see mites removed off #bees & parasitised brood from
#agsky

#agsky #DDT #RachelCarson #SilentSpring

An important one left off from here - The Big Tractor at Carnamah WA
It's modelled off an historic piece of Australian agricultural kit - the Perth made Chamberlain tractor.
A rundown original cheapie - featured in this story of mine a couple of years ago
#agsky #tractors
issuu.com/agrimedianz/...

🌾 Still sorting through ag trailer options after show season?

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Saskatchewan harvest this year is behind and lower quality than the previous 5 year avg. #Harvest26 #agsky

2 WEEKS TO GO!

We’re counting down to the H4 Reefinator Demonstration Day, held in collaboration with Intersales.

📅 7 October | 9:30am
📍 286 Cookardinia Rd, Pulletop NSW 2650
RSVP NOW
📞 Adrian Carr | +61 485 057 552

We’ll see you there! 🪨

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This reminds me of the historic sailing #scows like the #JaneGifford here at #Warkworth that plied the coast carrying stock and other freight before roads were built.
A new ship being built in #China for the route will be able to carry 3X the number of stock.
#agsky #agriculture #ChathamIslands

The boat - a covered landing craft - may also be available for stock carrying and freight along the mainland coast, across #CookStrait, & Gt Barrier to Auckland etc.
New #ChathamIslands shipping service carries 330 cattle to Napier.
#Agsky #MaritimeStockCarrying
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-chath...

Here's the link to the paper.

Sustainable Food–Energy Co-Production: Agrivoltaic Configurations That Maintain Organic Bean Yields and Enhance Farm Revenue
#agsky #agrivoltaics #renewables #energysky
www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/18...

More research on crops beneath #SolarPanels, this time in #Canada with organic green bush beans
Looks like there will be tradeoffs as the best crop performance with blue spectrum film would see considerably less revenue generated from the panels
#agsky #agrivoltaics #renewables #energysky #organics

We MAY have dodged a bullet - the next few months will tell us.

‘Spring queening’ time will be crucial for finding any surviving #Yellow‑leggedHornets
#agsky #HoneyBees #pollination
theconversation.com/spring-queen...

An Australian study has shown that if you incentivise protecting native #plants in soil #carbon schemes, the benefits broaden.

farmingfuturefood.com/paying-more-...

#farming #agsky #biodiversity

Another source. Russian grain export.
Russian farmers sharply cut winter wheat sowing amid losses and export problems
#Agsky
agriinsite.com/russian-farm...

Intellectual property rights and fruit/plant/seed theft - including improved #kiwifruit varieties developed by #Zespri.

Asia’s fruit wars: The secretive world of plant invention and seed smuggling
#IPR #agsky #horticulture
edition.cnn.com/2026/09/19/a...

#agsky #dollsky

Obsessed with this Molly listing I saw that's only $65. Yes she's missing her glasses and shoes and she's a bit stained. And while it's clear her braids aren't her original braids they're still really nice.

The Reefinator Cart 🚜

Purpose-built to transport and store your H4 Reefinator, making moving between paddocks, properties and jobs simple.

Built around the H4 for easy loading, unloading and transport.

Only 3 carts remain from our first manufacturing run.

#AgSky#RocksGone #H4Reefinator