Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Food Security/Shortage,
Broken bread — avert global wheat crisis caused by invasion of Ukraine
Nature - Russia’s war highlights the fragility of the global food supply — sustained investment is needed to feed the world in a changing climate.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Fertilizer, Food Security/Shortage,
“Global Food Crisis” Possible- – “No Precedent Even Close to This Since World War II”
Writing on the front page of today's New York Times, Jack Nicas reported that, "The war in Ukraine has delivered a shock to global energy markets. Now the planet is facing a deeper crisis: a shortage of food."
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Commodities, Agriculture Global, Ag Russia & CIS, Government / Policies, Ag North America,
How the war in Ukraine and CP Rail strike is affecting B.C.’s agriculture industry | Globalnews.ca
Some of the biggest nations are dependent on shipments of grain from countries like Ukraine and Russia, which together account for a quarter of the world’s entire wheat exports.
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Randy Krotz
Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger,
“The biggest loss of crop diversity came in the decades that followed World War II when, in an attempt to save millions from starvation, crop scientists found ways to produce grains such as rice and wheat on a phenomenal scale.”
Folks, We Gotta Start Farming Different Crops
Since World War II, we’ve created a highly productive but incredibly fragile food system.
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03/21/2022 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com
A critical share of the world’s food and fertilizer is stuck in Russia and Ukraine, sending global prices soaring and foreshadowing a rise in world hunger.
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Pest Control, Research,
Sex Pheromone Could Be Key to Stopping Giant “Murder” Hornet Invasion
Chemicals used as bait to trap and track so-called ‘murder hornets’ as they expand their footprint in the Western United States. The world’s largest hornet has been the focus of extensive news coverage of late due to its menacing appearance and expanding footprint in North America. But while t
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Markets/Pricing, Agriculture Global, Economics, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial),
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03/18/2022 SOURCE: www.weforum.org
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03/17/2022 SOURCE: www.thedenverchannel.com
Since 1980, Farm Aid, a nonprofit that advocates for farmers, estimates the farmer’s share of the retail food dollar has plummeted by 50%, and the processor’s share, or the companies that prepare the meat for packaging, has risen by 58%.
Farmers aren't benefiting from higher food costs. They're hurting just as much
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Pollinators,
Butterflies are vanishing in the western U.S.—but not for the reasons scientists thought
Warming falls, not habitat loss, is a key source of decline
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