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1/ Alpha Leak 🫡
@landxfinance final Testnet is happening soon💎
Best of all, you can win between $100 to $1000 USDC in the Testnet competition.
Let's get in↓ 🧵
@landxfinance final Testnet is happening soon💎
Best of all, you can win between $100 to $1000 USDC in the Testnet competition.
Let's get in↓ 🧵
2/ Overview
LandX is solving an age-long problem for farmers - access to capital.
Simply put, LandX is a perpetual commodity vault protocol that aims to reduce the impacts of food scarcity on a local and global scale. They're built on @ethereum
LandX is solving an age-long problem for farmers - access to capital.
Simply put, LandX is a perpetual commodity vault protocol that aims to reduce the impacts of food scarcity on a local and global scale. They're built on @ethereum
3/ LandX is at the forefront of RWA crypto adoption with its innovative solution.
And they're presenting an opportunity for retail investors to earn #RealYields while solving the world hunger crises - by financing farmers.
And they're presenting an opportunity for retail investors to earn #RealYields while solving the world hunger crises - by financing farmers.
What is #landX? In a very simple term, LandEx provides you a Farmland as a smart contract, where you can actually farm and Earn xTokens inform of crops harvested.
Landxfinance also offers farmers upfront capital for a share of their farm output in perpetuity.
Landxfinance also offers farmers upfront capital for a share of their farm output in perpetuity.
Landx also rewards stakers with #RealYield tokens inform of harvested crops.
Lets talk about #Landxfinance Testnet;
The testnet will go live on 5th December,
The testnet token LNDX will launch, then followed by the testnet protocol.
Lets talk about #Landxfinance Testnet;
The testnet will go live on 5th December,
The testnet token LNDX will launch, then followed by the testnet protocol.
China-
"We should be harvesting fruits right now, but it's all gone, dead from the scorching sun."
"It's impossible to work out in the orchard, because the ground temperature is around 60° celsius" [140°F]
"It's too miserable to bear witness to."
#food
ndtv.com/world-news/chi…
"We should be harvesting fruits right now, but it's all gone, dead from the scorching sun."
"It's impossible to work out in the orchard, because the ground temperature is around 60° celsius" [140°F]
"It's too miserable to bear witness to."
#food
ndtv.com/world-news/chi…
'China is facing severe shortfalls in the autumn harvest of rice & wheat in the Yangtze basin...
In Sichuan province alone, 47,000 hectares have reportedly been lost, and another 433,000 hectares seared.
The problem, however, extends far beyond Sichuan'
nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-…
In Sichuan province alone, 47,000 hectares have reportedly been lost, and another 433,000 hectares seared.
The problem, however, extends far beyond Sichuan'
nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-…
'Parts of the European Union could face 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 of warmer and drier conditions as Europe weathers a major drought that has fueled forest fires, dried up rivers and devastated crops'
#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #health #nutrition
arkansasonline.com/news/2022/aug/…
#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #health #nutrition
arkansasonline.com/news/2022/aug/…
This seems timely.
Some context for anyone reporting on or concerned about droughts in #Europe, the #USA or elsewhere.
#media #ClimateCrisis
Some context for anyone reporting on or concerned about droughts in #Europe, the #USA or elsewhere.
#media #ClimateCrisis
'Corn isn’t the only US crop suffering under hot and dry conditions in the Great Plains. Sorghum and millet, which are grown in areas currently hit by drought, look set to be hurt as well.'
#ClimateCrisis #foodporn #yum #yummy #tasty #food #eating
gro-intelligence.com/insights/not-j…
#ClimateCrisis #foodporn #yum #yummy #tasty #food #eating
gro-intelligence.com/insights/not-j…
'The drought pressing Texas’ agriculture industry ...is pushing farmers and ranchers to the brink. The state’s 247,000 farms & ranches covering 127 million acres haven’t had a whole year of rain since 2017'
#Texas #water #food #farming
thetexan.news/dead-crops-cul…
#Texas #water #food #farming
thetexan.news/dead-crops-cul…
'“Unprecedented” droughts lasting for at least five years will hit several regions around the world by mid-century if nothing is done to curb global warming, an international team of scientists warned.'
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water #AgTwitter #farming
asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water #AgTwitter #farming
asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…
Note the timing (!)
'We find that the regional average frequency of drought days (FDD) is anticipated to increase substantially in several regions even during the first half of the 21st century'
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water #AgTwitter
nature.com/articles/s4146…
'We find that the regional average frequency of drought days (FDD) is anticipated to increase substantially in several regions even during the first half of the 21st century'
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water #AgTwitter
nature.com/articles/s4146…
'Our results shed light on potential concerns that the existing infrastructures and practices that were designed based on historical records or experiences may become insufficient in the near future to cope with droughts'
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water
nature.com/articles/s4146…
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water
nature.com/articles/s4146…
⚠️Your food - being hammered by climate change NOW
News round-up:
➡️Italy rivers drying up, 30% of agriculture at risk
➡️Extreme heat & fires badly damaging Tunesia's crops
➡️2°C of warming may see SE Asia’s crop production decline by 1/3 per capita by 2040
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#food #NEWS
News round-up:
➡️Italy rivers drying up, 30% of agriculture at risk
➡️Extreme heat & fires badly damaging Tunesia's crops
➡️2°C of warming may see SE Asia’s crop production decline by 1/3 per capita by 2040
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#food #NEWS
And the hits keep coming-
"Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend... while their counterparts in Italy warned of the impact of drought on crop yields."
Dark times ahead.
#ClimateCrisis #food #France #Italy #Europe
reuters.com/markets/commod…
"Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend... while their counterparts in Italy warned of the impact of drought on crop yields."
Dark times ahead.
#ClimateCrisis #food #France #Italy #Europe
reuters.com/markets/commod…
In France, the world's 4th largest wheat exporter- 'Hail, strong winds & torrential rain caused damage... affecting wheat as well as fruit crops & vineyards'
"The damage is very significant, with some farms seeing 100% of their crop affected"
#food #farm
reuters.com/markets/commod…
"The damage is very significant, with some farms seeing 100% of their crop affected"
#food #farm
reuters.com/markets/commod…
Italy-
'Italy has received only half the usual rainfall levels so far in 2022, according to agricultural lobby Coldiretti, which estimates the cost of lost production at close to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)'
#ClimateCrisis #food #water #Italy
reuters.com/markets/commod…
'Italy has received only half the usual rainfall levels so far in 2022, according to agricultural lobby Coldiretti, which estimates the cost of lost production at close to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion)'
#ClimateCrisis #food #water #Italy
reuters.com/markets/commod…
⚠️'There are two wheat crops in the United States: spring wheat planted now, & winter wheat planted in autumn that will be harvested soon.
Both are in trouble.'
#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #AgTwitter #NEWS
kfgo.com/2022/05/31/u-s…
Both are in trouble.'
#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #AgTwitter #NEWS
kfgo.com/2022/05/31/u-s…
The United States is the world’s 4th-largest wheat exporter & 'problems are hitting output at a time when the world can ill afford to lose any more supplies'
Worsening harvest prospects in China, parts of Europe & Indian export ban.
#ClimateCrisis #food
kfgo.com/2022/05/31/u-s…
Worsening harvest prospects in China, parts of Europe & Indian export ban.
#ClimateCrisis #food
kfgo.com/2022/05/31/u-s…
#ClimateCrisis exacerbated extremes at play-
Kansas- 'winter wheat harvest potential there has fallen by more than 25% due to severe drought. Kansas farmers may abandon thousands of acres of wheat in fields this year'
In North Dakota, an 'historic' blizzard & flooding
Kansas- 'winter wheat harvest potential there has fallen by more than 25% due to severe drought. Kansas farmers may abandon thousands of acres of wheat in fields this year'
In North Dakota, an 'historic' blizzard & flooding
Malaysia-
'The increasing recurrence of incalculable and terrible weather conditions has directly impacted the agricultural sector. It indicates a possible worrying future for the nation’s long-term food security.'
#ClimateCrisis #foodsecurity #Malaysia
aseaneconomist.com/climate-change…
'The increasing recurrence of incalculable and terrible weather conditions has directly impacted the agricultural sector. It indicates a possible worrying future for the nation’s long-term food security.'
#ClimateCrisis #foodsecurity #Malaysia
aseaneconomist.com/climate-change…
Nebraska-
"The mental health side of this for producers is difficult. You have the chaos of it. Producers could see their cattle in the pasture, but because of the heat of the fires, they couldn’t do anything. It was moving so fast"
#ClimateCrisis #food
farmprogress.com/disaster/wildf…
"The mental health side of this for producers is difficult. You have the chaos of it. Producers could see their cattle in the pasture, but because of the heat of the fires, they couldn’t do anything. It was moving so fast"
#ClimateCrisis #food
farmprogress.com/disaster/wildf…
Punjab-
'the extraordinary heatwave that occurred during the grain filling stage of wheat in March this year had a significant effect on crop production.'
#AgTwitter #food #farming
pragnews.com/national/wheat…
'the extraordinary heatwave that occurred during the grain filling stage of wheat in March this year had a significant effect on crop production.'
#AgTwitter #food #farming
pragnews.com/national/wheat…
Current research on microplastics is the stuff of nightmares-
They’re dangerous, they’re spread through our food, they're in the air... they’re everywhere
Thread 1/x
#health #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #food
They’re dangerous, they’re spread through our food, they're in the air... they’re everywhere
Thread 1/x
#health #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #food
Much of the research is trapped behind paywalls, and only reported on in a limited, fragmented pattern
-like so much else when large corporations cause environmental damage and impose widespread health impacts on the public
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#health #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #food
-like so much else when large corporations cause environmental damage and impose widespread health impacts on the public
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#health #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #food
The growing risks of microplastics are a direct function of an ongoing push by the same sociopathic corporations that are driving the climate crisis
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#health #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #food
cnbc.com/2022/01/29/how…
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#health #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #food
cnbc.com/2022/01/29/how…
You may have seen some recent press on droughts and climate change. Here is a quick summary and context (thread).
First, two recent studies:
1. Europe is in trouble
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water #farming
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…
First, two recent studies:
1. Europe is in trouble
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#ClimateCrisis #food #water #farming
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…
Key findings:
the 2018-2020 drought was ‘a new benchmark having an unprecedented intensity’ &
“Europe should be prepared for events of comparable intensity ... but with durations longer than any of those experienced in the last 250 years”
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agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…
the 2018-2020 drought was ‘a new benchmark having an unprecedented intensity’ &
“Europe should be prepared for events of comparable intensity ... but with durations longer than any of those experienced in the last 250 years”
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agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…
What does this mean for food production?
“Our analysis also shows that these exceptional temperature-enhanced droughts significantly negatively impact commodity crops across Europe.”
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#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #AgTwitter
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…
“Our analysis also shows that these exceptional temperature-enhanced droughts significantly negatively impact commodity crops across Europe.”
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#ClimateCrisis #food #farming #AgTwitter
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…
I've spent a huge amount of my time and resources since 2015 working to get @USDAFoodSafety to fix one of the most egregious mislabeling of food in the United States.
Its legal to put foreign meat in its final package in the US and label it "Product of USA". That is wrong! /1
Its legal to put foreign meat in its final package in the US and label it "Product of USA". That is wrong! /1
I flew to DC, had USDA officials out to the farm, met with FTC, etc. All on my dime. I'm not a paid lobbyist, I'm not even a beef farmer or producer.
I was naive to believe if we fix the most egregious labeling problems we could start to address the others. /2
I was naive to believe if we fix the most egregious labeling problems we could start to address the others. /2
Blockbuster investigation (!) --->> The @IMidwest reports that the @IowaFarmBureau has evaded paying federal taxes by using intermediaries and sham transactions to loan millions of dollars to its for-profit insurance holding company @FBFS. #AgTwitter investigatemidwest.org/2021/10/07/the…
My response to this corruption. 
But sadly, none of this greed nor corruption shocks me.
I wrote about its shenanigans back in 2018 in the @DMRegister.
I wrote about its shenanigans back in 2018 in the @DMRegister.
'Hurricane Ida ... took its toll on American agriculture, in ways both obvious and subtle'
Severe winds & flooding damaging crops, seawater infiltration, damage to ports...
#ClimateCrisis #agriculture #HurricaneIda
modernfarmer.com/2021/09/hurric…
Severe winds & flooding damaging crops, seawater infiltration, damage to ports...
#ClimateCrisis #agriculture #HurricaneIda
modernfarmer.com/2021/09/hurric…
'Everything is Gone’ New Jersey’s Largest Dairy Devastated by Hurricane Ida
-National Weather Service confirmed 5 tornadoes touched down in New Jersey & eastern Pennsylvania during the fierce thunderstorms triggered by the leftovers of Hurricane Ida
agweb.com/weather/everyt…
-National Weather Service confirmed 5 tornadoes touched down in New Jersey & eastern Pennsylvania during the fierce thunderstorms triggered by the leftovers of Hurricane Ida
agweb.com/weather/everyt…
☝️in case you were wondering about the connection between hurricanes & tornadoes (I was) - see:
nytimes.com/2020/08/04/cli…
nytimes.com/2020/08/04/cli…
'It's not just harvests in the U.S. that are suffering — worldwide grain inventories are "dwindling"'
#ClimateCrisis #foodblogger #foodtwitter
yahoo.com/news/extreme-h…
#ClimateCrisis #foodblogger #foodtwitter
yahoo.com/news/extreme-h…
And it's not just the crops:
“We are seeing a lot of despair right now, a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety"
“We've got a lot of multi-generational farmers that are worried, ‘Am I going to be the one this year that can't make this farm last and sustain?’"
mprnews.org/story/2021/08/…
“We are seeing a lot of despair right now, a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety"
“We've got a lot of multi-generational farmers that are worried, ‘Am I going to be the one this year that can't make this farm last and sustain?’"
mprnews.org/story/2021/08/…
One current example:
'Kazakhstan expects its 2021 grain crop to contract by 24% to 15.3mn tonnes amid the major drought across much of Eurasia that has hit main grain producing regions'
#ClimateCrisis #foodblogger #FoodTwitter
intellinews.com/kazakhstan-set…
'Kazakhstan expects its 2021 grain crop to contract by 24% to 15.3mn tonnes amid the major drought across much of Eurasia that has hit main grain producing regions'
#ClimateCrisis #foodblogger #FoodTwitter
intellinews.com/kazakhstan-set…
Check this out. I love maps. And I'm in the midst of dairy research so this is a thread that combines both.
Here's a map of dairy operations in Iowa (map.counterglow.org). Bigger industry trends can be seen by analyzing this map. #agtwitter
Here's a map of dairy operations in Iowa (map.counterglow.org). Bigger industry trends can be seen by analyzing this map. #agtwitter
Most of the operations in NE Iowa (and the random ones around the state) are traditional dairy farms. Why? That area is hilly (known as the driftless region) so row cropping is less common.
Here's the thing. These traditional farms are going broke left and right.
Here's the thing. These traditional farms are going broke left and right.
These farms are being replaced by corporate/industrial dairy operations in NW Iowa that are popping up.
Here's the dirty secret: Most of the work is done by undocumented workers.
Here's the dirty secret: Most of the work is done by undocumented workers.
1 man, 7K+ employees, and 5m+ hogs
This is the story I wrote w/@charli3mitchell about the rise of a hog baron and the societal impacts of his concentrated power. #agtwitter #ialegis vox.com/the-highlight/…
This is the story I wrote w/@charli3mitchell about the rise of a hog baron and the societal impacts of his concentrated power. #agtwitter #ialegis vox.com/the-highlight/…
This story begins in 1993.
Des Moines business leaders commissioned a VA-based consulting firm to write a report on how to improve IA's business climate. It chided IA politicians and business leaders for “complacency” w/the state’s relative economic health and low unemployment.
Des Moines business leaders commissioned a VA-based consulting firm to write a report on how to improve IA's business climate. It chided IA politicians and business leaders for “complacency” w/the state’s relative economic health and low unemployment.
And to shake out of that "complacency," the family farm needed to die.
“Although it is politically popular to defend and protect the concept of family farms,” read the report, “legislation limiting corporate investment is economic folly.”
“Although it is politically popular to defend and protect the concept of family farms,” read the report, “legislation limiting corporate investment is economic folly.”
1. Help out here #agtwitter. Is there a typo in the text at the front of the WASDE report under "Feed Grains"? Says "For 2020/21, corn production is forecast 995 million bushels lower based on reduced planted and harvested areas from the June 30 Acreage report."
2. In the corn balance sheet 20/21 acreage is exactly the same as in the June 30 Acreage report. Which is what they almost always do in July WASDE. Did they mean "2020 Prospective Planting" report? That makes more sense to me. Or am I just missing something obvious?
3. I think I see it now. Just wording. They mean reduced acreage as reported in the June 30 Acreage report. But the sentence as written seems confusing to me.
3. Sampling error? Let's say true PC area is 315 mil. Then, 7.2/315=2.3%. But USDA says at that standard error for individual crops range from 1 to 6%. This means it is extremely unlikely that sampling error across all crops could be as large as 2.3%.
4. Leaving land fallow or switching to forage/pasture? This certainly could contribute and I believe that it did. But how much? I find it hard to believe that it would be more than maybe 1-2 million acres. Remember that 70% of drop was in corn acres. Corn acres to forage???
5. There are two reasons I am skeptical of the corn to forage explanation. First, we know that corn acres did not go into other row crop acres overall. Second, as chart below shows, the decline was widespread across many states across the country.
1. Next up this morning is the corn/soy planting decision this spring. USDA Prospective Planting report indicated US farmers planned on 97MA of corn and 83.5MA of soybeans. Will we really plant that many acres of corn now? Big question.
2. GS analysis of the economics of corn/soy decisions can be found in this #FDD article farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2020/04/revisi… and from this webinar yesterday farmdoc.illinois.edu/event/acreage-…
3. Key table is found below. Expected loss for corn here in IL is -$107 and expected loss for soybeans is -$40. So the changes in prices post-CV have swung incentives decisively in favor of soybeans at this point. $67 advantage using $3.30 corn and $8.30 beans.
1. For all my Purdue mates, check this out this 100 year version of "Keeping Track" newsletter. Wonderful tribute to a great Department. Sidenote. I was one of the co-writers of the parody issue known as "Derailed" shown near the end.
2. I am sure that many of you out there in #agtwitter will not only find this hilarious but oddly prophetic. Written about the group of us obsessed with the commodity markets when I was in grad school. Note this was written 36 years ago! Plus ça Change
3. And I know the author of this gem (not me) and they shall remain nameless
1. THE issue for the grain markets right now is guessing the probability that Chinese leadership will blow up the Phase 1 agreement by not coming "reasonably" close to ag purchase targets. Make no mistake, DJT will blow this thing sky high if they stiff him.
2. So, I put it to my friends out there on #agtwitter. What do you think is the probability that the Phase 1 agreement with China is blown up before the election?
3. I think the probability is 20% or less that the Chinese will blow up the Phase 1 agreement before the election. Could be wrong, but looks to me like market is much higher. This means I think the grain markets are too pessimistic about Chinese ag purchases in 2020.
