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Washington state declares drought emergencies in 12 counties

July 28, 2023 -

A report from the Washington DOE revealed that some wells in Whatcom County in the northwestern part of the state are dry, while one water provider was tasked with hauling water in by truck. Officials also announced that another provider will likely start trucking in water soon.

Some farmers are already experiencing the impacts of this year's drier conditions.

David Haakenson, owner and operator of Jubilee Farm, said weather conditions in the area are significantly ...

Foreign entities now own 40 MILLION ACRES of U.S. agricultural land

January 22, 2024 -

This is according to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report, titled "Foreign Investments in U.S. Agricultural Land," which was focused on pointing out ways in which the federal government checks foreign investor farmland purchases are flawed and how "enhancing efforts to collect, track and share key information could better identify national security risks." (Related: America's second-largest foreign owner of land is a CHINESE BILLIONAIRE.)

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‘Genetically engineered doomsday’: Bayer’s GMO soil microbes pose potentially serious agricultural risks

January 23, 2024 -

(Article republished from YourNews.com)

Bayer, in collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks, has been developing genetically engineered soil microbes, raising alarms about the potential for a catastrophic impact on agriculture. The concern is that these modified microbes could spread uncontrollably, leading to soil contamination on a scale that could significantly disrupt farming practices.

This initiative by Bayer is part of an effort to replace traditional fossil-fuel-based ...

FOOD COLLAPSE INCOMING: Ongoing drought forces farmers to abandon wheat crops

May 17, 2023 -

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), producers, especially in the U.S. Plains region, are expected to harvest only about 67 percent of their planted acres, the lowest harvest ratio since 1917. (Related: Food collapse incoming: Globalist war on nitrogen emissions putting entire global food supply at risk.)

The high rate of abandonment stemmed from years of freak weather patterns in the Great Plains that took their toll on American grainfields. Many wheat ...

Record heat, drought, and flooding sweeps US; food supply to take a hit

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Spain’s ongoing DROUGHT pushes global olive oil prices to 26-year high

May 08, 2023 -

Citing data from the International Monetary Fund, CNBC reported that global prices of olive oil have hit $5,989.80 per metric ton (MT) – the highest in 26 years. Kyle Holland, analyst for oilseeds and vegetable oils at U.K.-based food data provider Mintec, warned that these high prices could stay at that level for an extended period. He attributed this price spike to bad weather in Spain, a major producer and exporter of olive oil.

"The issues contributing to prices trending ...

Midwest drought blamed for soaring corn, soy and wheat prices: “WE NEED RAIN”

June 23, 2023 -

The amount of United States corn crop rated "good" to "excellent" has dropped to just 55 percent, according to reports, the lowest for this time of the growing season since 1992.

A week prior, that figure was 61 percent, with traders guessing that it would drop to just 58 percent.

"I'm very concerned about the weather," expressed Sherman Newlin, an Illinois farmer who grows corn and soybeans. "Low humidity, 90-degree temperatures, and now the wind is sucking the ...

Panama Canal traffic nearly HALTED due to “drought,” global supply chain NIGHTMARE to unfold

September 15, 2023 -

The worst backlog right now is in the "super" category, which includes shipping vessels carrying between 4,000 and 5,000 units that are 20 feet in length each. The ACP's reservation system does not currently allow vessels this large to make reservations, so they are having to travel through one by one on a first-come, first-served basis.

In an announcement, the ACP confirmed that there are now 116 vessels waiting to traverse the Panama Canal, 66 of which have no appointment....

Forced prison labor is supplying renowned U.S. food giants with millions of dollars worth of agricultural products

February 16, 2024 -

Coming out of Louisiana State Penitentiary are unmarked trucks packed with cattle. AP report indicated that prisoners here are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at all. After rumbling down a country road to an auction house, the cows are bought by a local rancher. The news outlet followed another 600 miles to a Texas slaughterhouse that feeds into the supply chains of giants like McDonald's, Walmart and Cargill.

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Study: CO2 is increasing the rate of GLOBAL GREENING, even in places affected by drought

2 months ago -

The peer-reviewed study published in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation proves that the phenomenon called "global greening" is an undeniable fact. Researchers said the rate of global greening has increased slightly, and drought has only slowed but not stopped the process.

According to the research team, global greening could be attributed to carbon dioxide fertilization along with land management, such as irrigation. The study revealed that greening acceleration ...

Severe DROUGHT affecting Panama Canal threatens at least 40% of the world’s cargo ship traffic

September 01, 2023 -

An estimated two-thirds of the canal's traffic is either headed for or leaving the United States. The products that typically ship through the canal include petroleum products, grains, canned and refrigerated foods, machinery equipment, coal and many others.

The Panama Canal is the linchpin connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Passing through the canal helps save time and billions of dollars by offering ships an efficient shortcut around the tip of South America....

Egypt’s Suez Canal to take more vessels as drought-stricken Panama Canal deals with bottleneck situation

December 05, 2023 -

Bloomberg reported that during a conference in Athens, Sveinung Stohle, the company's deputy chief executive officer, said that this is likely to happen because the artificial 82-kilometer waterway in Panama has been facing sailing restrictions, allowing only companies with pre-booked slots to sail the body of water. Because of the severe drought this year caused by the El Nino phenomenon, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has imposed sailing restrictions to 25 a day and could ...

SCREW WORMS and other biological weapons may soon be invading the U.S. agricultural system to degrade the food supply, warns Michael Yon

February 14, 2024 -

A little-known threat that was once thought to be eradicated, screw worms, as explained by war correspondent Michael Yon in a recent appearance with Mike Adams of the "Health Ranger Report," are once again making a comeback in Texas, which is a serious problem as they are flesh-eating critters that threaten livestock.

"The reason you've never heard of it is because it was a war that we won," Yon explained, adding a not so fast to the end of his statement.

"Let's ...

Weather forecasters: El Niño is coming this summer and will likely stretch into winter

June 01, 2023 -

According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, the phenomenon will likely stretch into winter.

"The signs of El Niño development that we saw last month have only grown stronger this month. Additionally, we've pushed one more month through the dreaded spring predictability barrier. Taken together, these signals have allowed forecasters to increase their forecast confidence this month, with the likelihood of El Niño approaching 90 percent by summer and exceeding 90 percent ...

Worsening DROUGHT creates “big mess” at Panama Canal; 200 ships stuck in major BOTTLENECK at one of world’s most important trading routes

August 23, 2023 -

Lack of water in the area has made it extra difficult for some ships to make it through one of the world's most important trading routes. The Wall Street Journal is reporting as many as 200 vessels that are "currently waiting to transit, a figure that has been climbing since the canal capped daily transits to 32 last month from an average 36 under normal conditions."

Some ships, according to the Journal have been waiting "more than 20 days" to pass through the Panama ...

Massive swarm of grasshoppers wreaks havoc in Utah – adding to the dilemma of local farmers who are already suffering from widespread DROUGHT

July 16, 2023 -

A massive swarm of grasshoppers has invaded Tooele, Utah, causing significant damage to crops. The plague-like surge was captured by weather radar systems of the National Weather Service on the evening of June 21 as it headed northeast toward the Great Salt Lake.

Alex DeSmet, a meteorologist, told the Salt Lake Tribune that the unusual radar detection of the grasshoppers was associated with their distinctive non-uniform movement. Unlike weather events ...

RATIONING BEGINS: California water board to require reduced indoor water use for citizens

November 29, 2023 -

According to Climate Depot, the SWRCB – which is under the California Environmental Protection Agency – will cap indoor water use standards to 47 gallons per person starting in 2025. It will then reduce the standard to 42 gallons in 2030.

Its decision followed an October hearing about Senate Bill (SB) 1157, which was passed by the California Legislature in 2022 and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in the same year. SB 1157 codified the water use standards the SWRCB ...

Bill Gates: Africans need GENETICALLY MODIFIED seeds and chickens to fight “climate change”

November 30, 2023 -

At the recently held Africa Climate Summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Gates remarked in a pre-recorded speech: "I started work on climate over two decades ago after I left my full-time work at Microsoft. I was focusing on fighting poverty and diseases. When I visited Africa, I saw two things – first, was how climate is already affecting agricultural output."

He noted how the continent is dependent on farming and, given Africa's location near the equator, said the ...

Bill Gates says Africans need GMO seeds, chickens to survive climate change

December 05, 2023 -

Marketed using the slogan "Driving Green Growth & Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World," the summit featured plenty of commentary from Gates about his various "climate crisis" investments in an apparently pre-recorded speech, which you can watch below.

"I started work on climate change over two decades," Gates says. "When I visited Africa, I saw two things: First was how climate is already affecting agricultural output ... I also saw the energy shortage....

Dane Wigington: Climate intervention operations DISABLE Earth’s ability to RESTORE ITSELF

September 21, 2023 -

"Climate intervention operations are disabling the planet's ability to respond to the damage already done – while inflicting even more damage in the process," he told Informed Consent Action Network founder Del Bigtree during a recent appearance on "The HighWire."

"These programs are not benevolent in any way, shape or form. All the forms of weather modification are simply used as a smokescreen to mask the exponentially larger and unimaginably more destructive climate ...