Piping hot fresh #Plant science for ya: #ScienceSky #AgSky 🌱🧪
source.washu.edu/2026/10/in-p...
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@leah.myatproto.socialPiping hot fresh #Plant science for ya: #ScienceSky #AgSky 🌱🧪
source.washu.edu/2026/10/in-p...
@leah.myatproto.socialWet wet times in Cali means produce disruptions this year. Just one more kick to the ribs of the Ag economy. #Agsky #ClimateSky
@delwynd.bsky.socialShipping crisis looms as #RhineRiver flows hit record lows
One of the continent’s most important commercial waterways, the Rhine plays a critical role in transporting grain, minerals, ores, coal and petroleum products.
#agsky #agriculture #FoodSecurity
www.graincentral.com/news/shippin...
@delwynd.bsky.socialUN official warns of looming food crisis as #Hormuz fertiliser plan stalls
#Urea #fertiliser #agriculture #agsky
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
@rollrite.bsky.socialEarly mornings. Long days. Endless dedication. Today, we thank the farmers and ranchers who help feed our communities and fuel our future. Happy National Farmers Day! 🌱 🌽
@delwynd.bsky.socialAmerican ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump
#agsky #agriculture
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@delwynd.bsky.socialFears copper thieves targeting pivot irrigators could end up being killed
#agsky #irrigation #copper
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
@delwynd.bsky.socialFFS. This on top of someone stealing #copper wiring from a gas stations #EV charger.
Copper thieves strip #Canterbury irrigation systems
@delwynd.bsky.socialMassive #solar farming in the Gobi Desert is reducing dust pollution downwind.
Solar panels have (another) surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms in their tracks
#renewables #agsky
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/10/sola...
@amelizajane.bsky.socialBack on the biosec beat with what could be a good news story, if there's someone willing to sign on the dotted line.
@delwynd.bsky.socialWho knew?
Here's a great device to save power/money in a heap of business's in NZ. From manufacturing to agriculture
#VariableFrequencyDrives, or VFDs, to make motors run super efficiently.
#PowerSavings #energysky #agsky #FreeUpTheGrid #FlattenThePeaks
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ene...
@delwynd.bsky.socialI've got this image on my phone and on the wall in my office.
#Yellow-leggedHornet #agsky #MPI #HoneyBees #pollination
@delwynd.bsky.socialWasps are in the garden so nows the time to watch out for any #Yellow-leggedHornets that may have survived MPI's eradication programme, and winter. Not just Auckland, any survivors may have hitched a ride out of town.
www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/...
@ucanrpubs.bsky.socialResources and books to help everyone on #agsky - soil health, irrigation, growing fruit, making your own cheese... browse the catalog for inspiration and practical advice anrpublications.org
@delwynd.bsky.socialShade from panels benefits crops & soil as the climate warms. There is also potential to use the power to desalinate brackish water, producing more water for more crops.
Why Egyptian farmers are growing crops under #SolarPanels
#Egypt #agrivoltaics #agsky #energysky
grist.org/energy/why-e...
@delwynd.bsky.socialOpinion: Old regulations/legislation is holding Australian farming back as the move to renewables and electrics continues.
I've come across that inability to move renewably generated power across land title boundaries before - crazy stuff.
#agsky #renewables #Australia
@delwynd.bsky.socialEvent: Solar on Dairy - one farming couples experience. 👍
Dave and Alice Swney, milk 400 cows near Te Awamutu. They've had panels up for a couple of years
Livestream 12 October - youtube & facebook
Book: smashdairy.co.nz/smash-events...
@delwynd.bsky.socialNot so good for supermarket prices.
NZ red meat exports hit $867m in August, up 23% on last year
#RedMeatExports #beef #Sheepmeat #agsky
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nz-red-me...
@renewables-e2t.bsky.social