EU Farmers Rise Against the Climate Cult
by David Thunder, February 10, 2024
Many major arteries connecting Europe have been obstructed or brought to a standstill in recent days by a wave of protests by farmers against what they claim are overly burdensome environmental targets and unsustainable levels of bureacracy associated with EU and national farming regulations.
The warning shots of this showdown between policymakers and farmers had already been fired on 1st October 2019, when more than 2,000 Dutch tractors caused traffic mayhem in the Netherlands in response to an announcement that livestock farms would have to be bought out and shut down to reduce nitrogen emissions. Early last year, Polish farmers blocked the border with the Ukraine demanding the re-imposition of tariffs on Ukrainean grain.
But it was not until early this year that an EU-wide protest was ignited. German and French protests and tractor blockades made international news, and the blockades were soon replicated in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, and Ireland. Major highways and ports were blocked and manure was poured over government buildings, as farmers across Europe expressed their frustration at rising farming costs, falling prices for their produce, and crippling environmental regulations that made their products uncompetitive in the global market.
LAND GRAB & FOOD SUPPLY CONTROL: Farmer Protests Erupt Across Europe Against Net Zero Agenda
by Lena Petrova, CPA, February 4, 2024
Who Benefits From ‘Precision Agriculture’ — Farmers and Consumers? Or Big Ag?
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., Januar 30, 2024
Federal lawmakers may soon launch a new grant program to expand internet-connected "precision agriculture" methods on U.S. farms – but some critics of the technology say the taxpayer money should go to supporting regenerative agriculture.
Federal lawmakers may soon launch a new grant program to expand internet-connected "precision agriculture" methods on U.S. farms – but some critics of the technology say the taxpayer money should go to supporting regenerative agriculture.
Precision agriculture technologies include the use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in fields, such as GPS sensors and geographic information systems, or GIS, for data collection and digital cameras for monitoring crops and soil. [Sounds like a pretty good survielance system —Ed.]
U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), who introduced the bill, said, "Producers looking to adopt precision agriculture technologies need network connectivity that extends far past their residences. They need to be able to make real-time decisions that increase yields and employ resources more efficiently."
Organic farming experts – including Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., and André Leu – told The Defender that precision agriculture methods only expand industrial agriculture’s harm to the planet and farmers.
Shiva, a food sovereignty and environmental activist who has written more than 20 books, said agriculture is a "living process" involving human interaction with living organisms and complex living systems.
"‘Precision’ works in using weapons against a target. It is an inappropriate approach to living systems," she said. "What is needed is harmony, balance and respect for life."
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Many major arteries connecting Europe have been obstructed or brought to a standstill in recent days by a wave of protests by farmers against what they claim are overly burdensome environmental targets and unsustainable levels of bureacracy associated with EU and national farming regulations.
Federal lawmakers may soon launch a new grant program to expand internet-connected "precision agriculture" methods on U.S. farms – but some critics of the technology say the taxpayer money should go to supporting regenerative agriculture.
