Fears copper thieves targeting pivot irrigators could end up being killed
#agsky #irrigation #copper
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@delwynd.bsky.socialFears copper thieves targeting pivot irrigators could end up being killed
#agsky #irrigation #copper
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@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.social@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...
@renewables-e2t.bsky.social@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
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@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...
@delwynd.bsky.socialSeems to be reluctance to tinker given how important honey bees are to global horticulture. If it goes awry there could be serious consequences.
One option could be to introduce AC bees into honeybee hives it seems👇
#agsky #varroa #HoneyBees #ApiaCerana
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@delwynd.bsky.social...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...
@delwynd.bsky.social@delwynd.bsky.social@delwynd.bsky.socialAn 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
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@rollrite.bsky.social🌾 Still sorting through ag trailer options after show season?
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