Hello readers,
I already have ~290 #CovidFoodSecurity/#FoodSystems articles documented in my 1st thread. It breaks a bunch; click on the "last" tweet you can see & it will reveal more & more.
Gonna start a new thread here.
I already have ~290 #CovidFoodSecurity/#FoodSystems articles documented in my 1st thread. It breaks a bunch; click on the "last" tweet you can see & it will reveal more & more.
Gonna start a new thread here.
Not #CovidFoodSecurity, but I'm going to include all agricultural impacts, I think.
m.economictimes.com/news/economy/a…
m.economictimes.com/news/economy/a…
Again, not #CovidFoodSecurity but I'm including it because problems non-edible agriculture face generally still have relevance to agriculture at large:
cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
#CovidFoodSecurity
An update on Red River flooding in Manitoba; we've had dry weather (and so has ND, I presume), and sounds like there's very limited overland flooding as the water level peaks. Rural towns in the area have ring dykes & are dry. 👍
cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
An update on Red River flooding in Manitoba; we've had dry weather (and so has ND, I presume), and sounds like there's very limited overland flooding as the water level peaks. Rural towns in the area have ring dykes & are dry. 👍
cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…
Update on the Cargill meat plant story -
The Cargill, JBS, and Harmony Beef plants in Alberta (all of which have Covid cases) represent ~3/4 of beef suppliers in Canada.
#FoodSystems
cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
The Cargill, JBS, and Harmony Beef plants in Alberta (all of which have Covid cases) represent ~3/4 of beef suppliers in Canada.
#FoodSystems
cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…
This article includes an embedded video from a small plane's flight tracking the Red River flood when it was cresting in North Dakota, a week ago.
globalnews.ca/news/6817739/w…
globalnews.ca/news/6817739/w…
Here's what ND farmers dealt with last fall, as context for what they're coming out of as they face down Covid-19 challenges through a wet spring -
grandforksherald.com/business/agric…
grandforksherald.com/business/agric…
Regarding the Smithfield meat plant shutdown in Sioux Falls, SD -
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
rrfn.com/2020/04/17/smi…
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
rrfn.com/2020/04/17/smi…
Wet seasons increase impacts of pests or disease for certain crops.
Last year was wet on the NE prairies.
Climate change forecasts indicate we can expect increased fall precipitation here as the impacts worsen.
#CovidFoodSecurity
bismarcktribune.com/news/agnews/we…
Last year was wet on the NE prairies.
Climate change forecasts indicate we can expect increased fall precipitation here as the impacts worsen.
#CovidFoodSecurity
bismarcktribune.com/news/agnews/we…
This was from March 5th; I'll add it here to help paint the picture for this region's growing season.
#CovidFoodSecurity
bismarcktribune.com/news/agnews/ag…
#CovidFoodSecurity
bismarcktribune.com/news/agnews/ag…
Ethanol plants are taking less corn at the moment (due to less gas being used).
Not food security impacts, but agriculture nonetheless.
kvrr.com/2020/04/16/mil…
Not food security impacts, but agriculture nonetheless.
kvrr.com/2020/04/16/mil…
"Farm closures are a real possibility" due to the Smithfield meat plant in Sioux Falls closure.
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
apnews.com/83ea340be4b3a3…
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
apnews.com/83ea340be4b3a3…
The people who sell/repair farm equipment are just as susceptible to Covid-19 as the rest of us, and they're part of the #FoodSystem, too.
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
The average age of farmers in the US: 58.
In Canada: 55.
Rural populations are older in general, and underserved with hospitals.
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
In Canada: 55.
Rural populations are older in general, and underserved with hospitals.
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
This is written with a common-sense tone, but the last part is what terrifies me about broadacre farming with an aging pop of farmers.
"You get one shot to get it right" whether you're healthy or sick & many farms don't have many hands doing the work.
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
"You get one shot to get it right" whether you're healthy or sick & many farms don't have many hands doing the work.
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
Info from a few days ago regarding the Tyson meat plant in Junction Falls, Iowa -
#FoodSystems
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
#FoodSystems
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
More reporting on the impacts of the closing of the Smithfield meat plant in SD -
#FoodSystems
argusleader.com/story/news/bus…
#FoodSystems
argusleader.com/story/news/bus…
"For the week ending April 12, 2020, there were 0.9 days suitable for fieldwork [in ND] according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service."
"Farmers continue to harvest [the remainders of 2019's crop] as field conditions improve."
kfgo.com/2020/04/13/nor…
"Farmers continue to harvest [the remainders of 2019's crop] as field conditions improve."
kfgo.com/2020/04/13/nor…
Assessing last year in SD -
"2019 was a record year for Prevented Planting acres across the United States. However, South Dakota had far and away the most prevent plant acres in the nation"
#CovidFoodSecurity
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
"2019 was a record year for Prevented Planting acres across the United States. However, South Dakota had far and away the most prevent plant acres in the nation"
#CovidFoodSecurity
aberdeennews.com/tncms/asset/ed…
More US meat plant workers testing positive for Covid-19
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
kcrg.com/content/news/3…
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
kcrg.com/content/news/3…
Update to the update to the rice situation in Vietnam -
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
finance.yahoo.com/news/shoppers-…
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
finance.yahoo.com/news/shoppers-…
2020 Report on Global Food Crises and knock-on effects of Covid-19 pandemic
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
fightfoodcrises.net/en/
#CovidFoodSecurity #FoodSystems
fightfoodcrises.net/en/
Again, this thread is an attempt to collect journalism documenting the entirety of the food security situation evolving amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
#CovidFoodSecurity
#CovidFoodSecurity
So THIS is a headline that should have been written differently, for the vast, vast majority of the population to catch what they're trying to describe.
#FoodSystems
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/a…
#FoodSystems
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/a…
More reporting on the spread of Covid-19 in the community of the Cargill meat plant.
#FoodSystems
theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…
#FoodSystems
theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…
