Our weekly Twitter round up of great content from our kindred network: a Friday treat for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy what we’ve found for you on twitter.
Law and order, huh? USDA chief Sonny Perdue urges EPA to defy a federal judge. https://t.co/lW3wi07hMq
— Tom Philpott (@tomphilpott) June 4, 2020
Why should we start paying farmers to store carbon in their soils when there is still lots of erosion across agriculture? Erosion is priority, then we can talk about storing C.
Also, I like "carbon-sucking" farms better than "regenerative."https://t.co/2yfdmEZeXN— Andrew McGuire (@agronomistag) June 4, 2020
Unfortunately, new #CAP report of @EUauditors is political&ideological and does not take into account current negotiations and progress already made. Other causes like urbanization, construction & sealing of soils should also be addressed to halt the loss of #biodiversity. (2/2)
— Norbert Lins MEP (@LinsNorbert) June 5, 2020
Commission launches public consultation on roadmap/inception impact assessment on need to revise Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, first step on delivering pesticide reduction target in F2F Strategy https://t.co/KhajkARpeP
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 4, 2020
In their CAP Strategic Plans, EU countries will have to spell out how they intend to meet #EUbiodiversity & #EUFArm2Fork objectives 🌱 and detail how they will use funding from both CAP pillars to support their strategy 📊
Here is how it will work: https://t.co/k7FptOPcjU pic.twitter.com/tftxSOURZq
— EU Agriculture🌱 (@EUAgri) June 2, 2020
There's some big caveats, as examined here https://t.co/2cCBwnDsrI
— Lauren McLean (@el_macs) June 10, 2020
🔎Un autre regard sur la #PAC. Publiée fin 2019, l'enquête du @nytimes sur la PAC européenne a eu un écho retentissant. #PouruneautrePAC revient sur ses révélations démontrant l'impact sur l'environnement et les failles démocratiques de la PAC 👉 https://t.co/zpd7jN2tDu
— Pour une autre PAC (@pouruneautrepac) June 10, 2020
NEW: Insect Atlas reveals how industrial farming is wiping out insects & threatening harvests:
📉 41% of insect species are in decline
☢ 4 million tonnes of pesticides are sprayed every year
💰 four corporations control 2/3 of the pesticides markethttps://t.co/pl91IfoWUk pic.twitter.com/thMoEAGYN6
— Friends of the Earth #BlackLivesMatter (@foeeurope) June 9, 2020
In our latest Rural Connections, @MORANEnv reviews result-based payments for agri-environment support and the benefits these can deliver for farmers and #biodiversity 👉 https://t.co/YmRbqA6qZA pic.twitter.com/R7lfTiiDHD
— ENRD Contact Point (@ENRD_CP) June 9, 2020
The EU Commission provides special payments to support young farmers, but these subsidies aren't enough to keep them in the sector – a new report from @surefarmproject https://t.co/eb4Aphq8DV
— Steve Gillman (@SteGillman) June 10, 2020
Also, many ministers did not appreciate the idea of receiving recommendations from the Commission for their CAP strategic plans, but I think that -given their track record of “racing to the bottom”- this is the bare minimum the Commission must do.
— Jabier Ruiz (@jabierolas) June 8, 2020
‘Huge expansion’ in current RDP is a bit of a stretch.Still only a fraction compared to €4+Bn spent on CAP in IE.There is no doubt they are very welcome schemes tho & very promising 👏.Wd be great to have huge expansion of them in next RDP & ring fenced funding for biodiversity
— Oonagh Duggan (@NatureNymph) June 7, 2020
ARTICLE | How will digitalisation be affected by Coronavirus? Excellent article by @DesiraH2020
📄🏘️➡️https://t.co/7pkBvBsqAx @ARC2020eu @ENRD_CP @Euromontana @SmartRural21
— European Platform on Rural Innovation (@EPRI_innovation) June 5, 2020
Commission launches public consultation on roadmap/inception impact assessment on need to revise Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, first step on delivering pesticide reduction target in F2F Strategy https://t.co/KhajkARpeP
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) June 4, 2020
“These varieties aren't just seeds to Indigenous communities. It’s like long last relatives they’re bringing back.” @NadraKareem reports for @CivilEats on @DreamWildHealth building food sovereignty in Minneapolis.@Seedsaversx @Yazzie_TheChef @IntertribalFhttps://t.co/AZ6xd4xNc0
— Naomi Starkman (@NaomiStarkman) June 9, 2020
More COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Hitting Farmworkers: https://t.co/vik1VTNPIw pic.twitter.com/NmKDB97AOX
— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) June 10, 2020
Les eurodéputés décident du futur de notre #Agriculture ! L’argent de la #PAC doit aider les paysans à changer leurs pratiques pour faire face à la #criseclimatique et protéger notre #environnement. #GoodFoodGoodFarming #FuturofCAP #pouruneautrepac @pcanfin @JDecerle @ASanderMEP pic.twitter.com/Rm2p8yP0ic
— Pour une autre PAC (@pouruneautrepac) June 2, 2020
Read our CEO Patrick Holden's comment in @FarmersWeekly about the importance of local #abattoirs and why the UK Government should be supporting them.https://t.co/GshDneV1gL
— SusFoodTrust (@SusFoodTrust) June 10, 2020
Alternatives au glyphosate en grandes cultures : évaluation économique https://t.co/b3R7z1cmJe
— Samuel Féret (@sam_feret) June 10, 2020
"Carbon markets have become a popular recommendation for climate policy proposals, but many questions remain regarding measurements, payment levels, beneficiaries, and permanence." We must understand carbon markets' implications before supporting them with direct public benefits.
— Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) (@IATP) June 10, 2020
Follow the Money: New @IPESfood @FutureForAll @IDS_UK report reveals deep research bias toward industrial ag, against #agroecology, by @gatesfoundation & donors. @greyherren @DeSchutterO @Afsafrica @IATP @_ACBIO @ETC_Group @FundAgroecology @annalappe https://t.co/FUNinjgrO4 pic.twitter.com/UQhDapEHFn
— Timothy A. Wise (@TimothyAWise) June 10, 2020
Excellent new report. Pesticide standards, and environmental and human health at risk in new UK trade deals. @IATP https://t.co/LJhSqfm19u
— Sharon Treat (@SharonTreat) June 9, 2020
Here is the link to my presentation on Eco Schemes for the European Parliament (Renew Group). Sorry for the missing link in an earlier tweet https://t.co/9qDcIpDVo5 @ByHedge @patrickbarr8 @jhuitema
— krijn j. poppe (@Krijn_J_Poppe) June 10, 2020
Want to understand what redlining, income inequality, & structural racism have to do with food? Watch @_fertileground_ , a new @PBS doc which airs tonight. @NadraKareem spoke to the team behind it and the city-wide art project for @CivilEats.https://t.co/E9irB8WVn6
— Naomi Starkman (@NaomiStarkman) June 10, 2020