First observed evidence that agroforestry boosts pollinator numbers and crop pollination in temperate climates Planting woody plant species alongside crops could double the number of insect pollinators helping farmers produce food, new research has demonstrated for the first time. The study, led by the University…
The lives of honeybees are shortened – with evidence of physiological stress – when they are exposed to the suggested application rates of two commercially available and widely used pesticides, according to new Oregon State University research. In a study published in the journal PLOS…
By Lawrence W. Reed Over the nearly four decades that Leonard Read served as president of the Foundation for Economic Education (1946-83), he attracted dozens of luminaries to its board of trustees. My association with FEE—as a reader, writer, speaker, board member, chairman and president—began…
By Curtis Stone The Urban Farmer Curtis Stone interviews Christian Westbrook, the Ice Age Farmer, about solar cycles and why the current grand solar minimum could have major effects food production. Previous solar minimums resulted in widespread famines and the collapse of powerful empires. Curtis…
By Ice Age Farmer Brutal cold temperatures damaged wheat in the main production area of China — enough to send locals scurrying into stores to start hoarding supplies! But as they prepare for more crop losses in this deep Solar Minimum, we in the West…
Researchers from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan have proven it is possible to create nitrogen-rich fertilizer by combining the solid and liquid components of human waste. The discovery, published recently in…
By Ice Age Farmer As riots erupt in cities across the US, the same forces behind the violence are engineering food shortages to absolutely bring this country to its knees. How could this be possibly be achieved? Watch to find out. Then start growing food…
By Anthony McLennan Even before the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a strong push towards organic, local farm produce over the past few decades. The organic movement actually started in the early 1900s. Since the 1970s it has increased in momentum and over the past…
By Ice Age Farmer The FDA has waived labeling requirements, allowing producers to change ingredients WITHOUT updating the label — WHY? Christian, the Ice Age Farmer, explores this loss in fidelity of information on your food, and how it enables the masking of underlying food…
By Ice Age Farmer The EU’s “Farm to Fork” strategy was unveiled this week, describing the necessary shift in people’s diets to insects as protein and away from meat/dairy. The EU promises to apply prohibitively high luxury taxes to meat and dairy, and has allocated…
By Ice Age Farmer A “SOLAR LOCKDOWN” has been announced across media outlets, and Forbes even declares we should fear! But why? And what is a Grand Solar Minimum anyway? Christian breaks down how the script is now in play for food shortages and offers…
When it comes to future food production, the combined farming of fish and vegetables through aquaponics is currently a hotly debated topic. But how realistic is the idea? Publicly available data and analysis on the economic feasibility of professional aquaponics are at present very limited….
By Michael Maharrey SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 19, 2020) – Last week, a Utah law further expanding raw milk sales in the state went into effect. Enactment of this bill takes another important step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in effect. Rep. Kim…
By Mayukh Saha The Kroger Co., aiming for #ZeroHungerZeroWaste, has launched a Dairy Rescue Program. The program will collect excess milk from dairy farmers and supply that to food banks. This is an effort to keep Americans in need fed during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Lockdown…
By Free The People Matt Kibbe sits down with self-described Lunatic Farmer Joel Salatin and Rep. Thomas Massie to talk about the food shortages Americans are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. The complex interactions that allow food to make it from farm…
By Sara Tipton Nothing is more freeing than growing your own food. If you’ve already started growing vegetables in a garden, you know how good it is for your health and mental wellness, so why not try a fruit orchard? A home orchard can supply…
By Patrick Bet-David American Cattle Rancher Shad Sullivan has a virtual sit down with Patrick Bet-David to talk about the future of cattle and meat industry. Shad Sullivan is the R-CALF USA Private Property Rights Committee Chair. Sullivan is a fifth generation native to southeast,…
By Anthony Gill As the world becomes mired in the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to raise charitable funds are out in hurricane force. Nary an hour goes by when our eyes and ears are not bombarded by some plea to help the victims of the pandemic…
By Ice Age Farmer To understand the meat shortages and push for fake meat, we must appreciate the technocrats’ agenda for a totalitarian, transhumanist future — and use of FOOD as a weapon to achieve it. Christian looks more deeply into the genesis of this…
By Ice Age Farmer Wendy’s has stopped serving burgers. Kroger and Costco are limiting meat purchases. How long will this last? Will other food be affected? Christian, the Ice Age Farmer, breaks down the forces at work to make the meat shortages permanent, and details…
