Cute😁

It feels like yesterday that online-engineers-of-a-certain-age were saying that heavy freight could never be electrified. To quote William Gibson, "The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet." Fossil fuel interests want to keep it that way.

Farming by algorithm: Big Tech's expansion into agriculture is failing farmers and the planet, experts warn New IPES-Food report finds AI-driven digital agriculture is concentrating corporate control, increasing farmer dependency, and raising questions about climate resilience.

ICYMI @ipesfood.bsky.social Food report reveals tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft are reshaping food production through AI – fuelling farmer debt, dependency, and climate risks, food systems experts warn. More effective, bottom-up innovations are being overlooked
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A 100-year temperate rainforest restoration programme YouTube video by The Wildlife Trusts

Gorgeous video .. A 100-year temperate rainforest restoration programme youtu.be/rr5ioJ26IYo?... via @YouTube

You can see why this iscalled the Cricket Bat Orbweaver Spider - Mangora acalypha

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

Ah thanks.. i did wonder. Seedlings given to me two years ago.

Never imagined this vipers bugloss plant i grew from seed would get so huge. Its going to be a huge pollinator magnet👌😍

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 | Climate change added an estimated £361 to average household food bills in 2022-23.

Staples like coffee, cocoa and olive oil have already spiked sharply. And the risks are growing.

Our new report traces the impact at every stage of the food system, from farm to fork: buff.ly/MtXrKNM

Carabid Monitoring survey Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

Biodiversity monitoring is becoming v important to inform sustainable farming. By taking part in this survey, you'll help discover how monitoring beneficial farm insects should be carried out. Vital to get opinions of farmers in this matter!
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ceh-online...

It’s time for UK Government to accelerate policies for nature recovery | The Wildlife Trusts MP and NGOs will join together at a parliamentary event on 15th April to urge Government to reset environmental policy to address the nature loss crisis.

MP and NGOs will join together at a parliamentary event on 15th April to urge Government to reset environmental policy to address the nature loss crisis. do ask your MP to come.
@chrishinchliff.bsky.social
@rspb.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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Cutting fertiliser use has never made more sense
new blog from me
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Thanks for sharing. Seriously scary

Why we need a Defence Strategy which is rooted in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty - Landworkers Alliance We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.

◆Fernandes, Jyoti, 2026, "Why We Need a Defence Strategy Which Is Rooted in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty", Landworkers Alliance, February 6, 2026, (landworkersalliance.org.uk/why-we-need-...).

Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive Like so many flying insects, these essential pollinators are suffering because of habitat loss and the overuse of chemicals. Here’s how to give them a healthier, happier home

Fabulous article on wild bees🐝🐝 and how you can help them.
@theguardian.com 👌
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chocolate mining bee

A Global Food Crisis Is Coming - And We Need to Prepare YouTube video by The World, The Universe And Us

We welcome the brilliant @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social to the studio for analysis of the coming food shock. Joined too by also brilliant @mjflepage.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wxo...

Grey heron, Hackney, London

“We believe in more pipelines and reducing emissions.”

We believe in more cigarettes and avoiding cancer.

Good farm session @anthropyuk.bsky.social #anthropy26 in hot @EdenProject with propositions for supporting multifunctional farm outcomes by government policy + £, strong farmer clusters, food systems, nature\carbon markets, & tourism
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social shared good think piece on it

Britain’s food supply ‘at risk of catastrophic failure by 2030’ A report written before the 2024 election says climate change, habitat loss and geopolitical instability are a danger to food security — and it has been ignored

Ministers ignored a report warning that Britain’s food supply is on course to collapse.

The report said climate change, habitat loss and geopolitical instability were undermining food security so much that it could be at risk of "catastrophic failure” by 2030.

www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Ooh yes please 🤣

New film pitch
Title: Project Hail Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Plot: Ryan G and a cute alien save all the bees and lots more as a consequence so we all live happy ever after.

A Once-in-a-4,433-Year Heat Wave Is Hitting the Western U.S. The consequences will linger well past the high temperatures.

“Based on historical patterns, Phoenix could expect a March day as hot as it was on Thursday only once every 4,433 years” heatmap.news/climate/marc...

Ah ok ill delete my tweet! How annoying🤣

So not harlequin on the right? I thought that white mark was clear indicator

Reading the Wild: In Conversation with Vicki Hird A series of conversations with authors writing about nature, food and our impact on the planet.

This is tonight! Reading the Wild: In Conversation with Vicki Hird kindling.org.uk/event/readin... @kindlingtrust.bsky.social

Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tra...

What a superb article - a long read plus graphics on insect migration!
@gardian.bsky.social
@phoebeweston.bsky.social
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Unruly: Soil Secrets for Gardeners & Green Keepers Spotify video

Soil, n bugs, n other facts n fun and controversial stuff on this Six inches of Soil
podcast with me @pesticideaction.bsky.social
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