In this week's blog, we will talk about BC fruit grower's pain points and how recent wildfires have created gaps and challenges in their system. We will also talk about the 2024 report from the BC legislature's Finance Committee in this regard. https://lnkd.in/geJmXiiA
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In this week's blog, we will talk about BC fruit grower's pain points and how recent wildfires have created gaps and challenges in their system. We will also talk about the 2024 report from the BC legislature's Finance Committee in this regard. https://lnkd.in/geJmXiiA
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Today, Riverford Organic Farmers's #GetFairAboutFarming campaign will be debated in parliament, paving the way for fairer supply chain practices to support UK farmers. As our CEO Sue Pritchard says, citizens in #TheFoodConversation also want a better deal for farmers: “Citizens don’t want cheap food at any cost. They want government to support farmers and level the playing field for fair food and farming. Insight and analysis from The Food Conversation backs this up: 77% of the public want farmers to be paid properly - and they are unwilling to sacrifice this to make food cheaper. This debate, which Riverford has spearheaded, is a welcome and timely step forward.” More on Riverford's #GetFairAboutFarming campaign: https://lnkd.in/ewKZh56p A transition to #Agroecology will build fairness into the food system. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eHs6FeXp Explore early insights from #TheFoodConversation: https://lnkd.in/e5TZqVbz
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Treat others how you would would like them to treat you... Treat people with respect because it's the right thing to do... Do what you said you would do... Be fair and honest... Whatever your principles and reasons behind them, surely we can agree that farmers - and indeed others working in food systems - need to be paid and treated fairly. That's why the petition led by Riverford which more than 100,000 people signed, and the subsequent debate in Parliament today, is so important. Get Fair about Farming is calling for what most people would describe as common sense basics - asks like 'pay on time', 'buy what you committed to buy' and 'pay what you agreed to pay'. There are a whole load of injustices in our food & farming systems, so let's at least get the basics of fairness sorted. https://lnkd.in/e25VmvT8 If you can, watch it on Parliament Live TV here at 4.30pm UK time today: https://lnkd.in/ea8m2BA5
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The Fruit Grower – March opinion The rain still falls, but plants are moving as the days lengthen, so as always, there is a change of mood to hopefulness as spring is on the way. Farmers across Europe have been out on their tractors, joined by protests at Dover and Cardiff, and public support for farmers is overwhelmingly positive. Perhaps it’s not surprising that our Prime Minister, speaking at the NFU Conference, pledged to double the previously promised funding of new technological research. Now that Minette Batters has retired as NFU President, her views on working with politicians can be truthfully aired. Her recent interview in The Times nails the issues: “The government just don’t seem to care about food security, and it panics me”. She sets out her fears that food producers could give up and take their land out of production if treated as pariahs rather than as providers. “Growers have no certainty about who will pick apples anymore. If you want to put up a solar farm you’ll be paid for the next 25 years. It’s a no-brainer, if you produce fruit and vegetables for the nation, you will spend your time in endless negotiations with ruthless supermarket buyers beating you down to the lowest common denominator”. To read the full opinion on #Hortnews, please click on the link below: https://lnkd.in/eT5HQhqx #farminguk #fruit
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As we move further into 2024, the US beef industry continues to navigate through a complex landscape of challenges. Dive deeper into these challenges and the resilience of the US beef industry in our latest blog post ➡ https://lnkd.in/gUC2eGp2
Challenges Facing the U.S. Beef Industry in 2024
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As a postharvest physiologist with an interest in agricultural sustainability and food security, I find this situation surrounding the abandoned Dambulla Cold Storage Facility very concerning. The utilization of cold storage facilities can be a game-changer in reducing postharvest losses, ensuring food security, and stabilizing prices. Effective temperature management is essential to slow down respiration, enzymatic reactions, microbial growth, and other processes that contribute to quality deterioration. Postharvest physiology wise, temperature management is a major solution in extending the shelf life, curb wastage, and create a buffer against market fluctuations. When strategically located and well-integrated into the supply chain, cold storage facilities, , can play a pivotal role in supply chains. It's unfortunate that political considerations have hindered the importance of this project
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It’s sad to see a much needed intervention to tackle post harvest losses wasted due to political indifferences. Hope the current regime will kickstart the project to support farmers again. 🙏 https://lnkd.in/gzQn4U3D
Dambulla Cold Storage Facility Abandoned - Ceylon Today
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Feed pricing tools can assist with decision making in ration formulation, even if just to increase awareness about which feeds are typically "better buys" in your area.
Feed costs are the #1 expense for dairy farms. Stay ahead of the game with our Sesame pricing tool and April White's update: https://go.osu.edu/CrRe #DairyFarms #FeedCosts #SesamePricingTool
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Why do smallholder farmers sell most of their marketable surplus right after harvest, and then end up repurchasing the same commodities for family sustenance later when prices are higher? Insights from #Malawi in this International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) blog https://lnkd.in/eVbZHny9
Behavioral explanations for the sell-low-buy-high puzzle in smallholder market participation: Lessons from a field experiment in Malawi
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Agricultural and antitrust policy expert Frerick’s debut book studies seven leading food companies and their leaders. The companies dominate their industries—hogs, grain, coffee, dairy, berries, beef, and retail grocery—and the author considers what he argues are the harmful effects of consolidation within these fields. The book - Barons: money, power, and the corruption of America’s food industry demonstrates a reason the food system is not helping consumers or small producers. There are other ways to eat well: Support Community Supported Agriculture CSA Buy at stands or farmers markets Eat a wide variety of local foods Grow some foods or herbs to share What are you doing?
Book excerpt: 'Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry' • Minnesota Reformer
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