Australia To Shoot 70 Fire-fighting Donkeys

It sounds crazy, but Western Australia’s DPIRD agency is set to shoot 70 wild donkeys from a helicopter by the end of August unless they are stopped.

The agency claims that these animals are not "native" and therefore must be eliminated.

As usual, these "save the environment by rewilding" -style cover stories turn out to actually be highly destructive to life.

Ecologists argue the animals are filling niches left empty since Australia’s megafauna went extinct, and studies have shown that the clearing done by donkeys DOES reduce brushfire intensity and build natural fire breaks. But again, it's not about actually helping the environment. Over 500,000 donkeys have already been killed in the Kimberley alone.

More information, including links to Kachana Station and how to help, here:

https://judithdschwartz.substack.com/p/donkeys-on-death-row

Globally, the total consumption of data centers reached 560 billion liters of water in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its Energy and AI report (April 2025). And the trend continues...

The institution anticipates a spectacular rise in the coming years, with volumes potentially doubling to 1,200 billion liters per year by 2030.

According to a joint investigation by Source Material and The Guardian, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft alone plan a 78% increase in the number of their data centers.

Here we're talking about water consumed, which is different from water withdrawn.

The latter accounts for the total amount of water used for the construction, operation, and maintenance of data centers.

According to the IEA, the amounts of water withdrawn are rather on the order of 5,000 billion liters in 2023, and more than 9,000 billion liters projected for 2030...

Meanwhile we can’t water our gardens…

90% of Russia's Grain Export capacity is offline

More than 90% of Russia’s grain export capacity in the Azov-Black Sea basin has been taken offline following Ukrainian attacks and navigation restrictions, disrupting the [usually-huge-exporter!!]’s main corridor during the busiest part of the season.

All three grain terminals at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk suspended operations last week. Together, the terminals had handled around 25 million metric tons of Russian grain exports.

“Practically all Russian grain exports through the Azov-Black Sea basin are at a standstill,” said Andrei Sizov.

This is contributing to a perfect storm of conditions — working on a video report about the whole picture now...

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/17/ukrainian-strikes-halt-most-russian-grain-exports-in-the-black-sea-a93517

BREAKING — TRUMP SLAPS 50% TARIFFS ON CANADIAN CARS, TRUCKS, AUTO PARTS AND STEEL

President Trump is putting his foot down, announcing that tariffs on ALL Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel will rise to 50% effective January 1, 2027. Trump declared that “Canada will be treated like a STATE NO LONGER,” saying Canada has been “ripping off” the United States for years while imposing high tariffs on American farmers and farm products and contributing to a $60 BILLION trade deficit. “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” Trump said, adding that products built in the U.S. will face ZERO TARIFFS.

🇳🇱 Dutch farmers are back on the streets, standing up against tyrannical EU policies. Support the farmers—they are your food. 🚜

By planting strips of flowers among their crops, farmers are tapping into nature’s own pest control system to dramatically reduce the need for chemical pesticides.

This smart practice, known as farmscaping, involves strategically integrating flower strips into croplands. These floral corridors create ecological havens that supply pollen, nectar, and shelter for beneficial insects such as ladybugs, hoverflies, and parasitic wasps.

When pest numbers are low, the flowers provide essential food that keeps these natural predators in the area. As soon as pests appear, the beneficial insects are already on site and ready to hunt. Notably, ladybug larvae can consume up to ten times more aphids than adults, making them incredibly effective at protecting crops from aphids, mites, and other damaging pests.

For best results, experts recommend sowing a diverse mix of native, nectar-rich plants. Sweet alyssum is a favorite for attracting ladybugs, while herbs like dill, fennel, parsley, and cilantro support short-tongued beneficial insects. Adding daisy-family flowers such as yarrow, calendula, and marigolds helps maintain a balanced ecosystem.

By adopting this habitat-based approach, farmers can significantly cut back on chemical sprays, improve soil health, support greater biodiversity, and create safer working environments, all while maintaining or even boosting crop yields.

Did you know? 🎓

Grain Crisis: Russia & Ukraine Ports Shut, Farmers Leave Crops in Fields [VIDEO]

Grain shipments from both Russia and Ukraine have stopped as attacks continue on Black Sea ports and vessels.

Farmers now face a severe crisis: unable to sell the harvest, many lack the cash to finish harvesting, let alone plant the next winter crop. Grain is being left in the fields.

This is a catastrophic failure in the global food supply.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/DI5CzEyr57c
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/7DCDHvLsJnRC
Substack: https://unshadowed.substack.com/p/grain-crisis-russia-and-ukraine-ports

Farmers are plowing under their salad greens — no one buying after the Cyclospora news cycle!.

Did the media push so hard on this "outbreak" to scare people from eating farm-grown food?

“Grower-shippers are having to plow down iceberg lettuce and other crops as supply currently exceeds market demand.” said Shaw, VP Ops for Markon Cooperative.

Coastline Family Farms said the company chopped up and plowed about 300,000 pounds of Romaine hearts grown in the Salinas Valley. (It was iceberg lettuce from Mexico that was blamed for the outbreak ...)

As soon as the WEF-funded vertical farming / AgTech companies get their gene-edited crops approved, the USDA will be out there saying "This is clean food — not deadly food grown in dirt. That stuff is gross, man."

#WarOnFarms

https://www.bluebookservices.com/lettuce-growers-plowing-under-unsold-lettuce-crops/

France cuts expected corn crop to 50% to dry/hot season.

French farmers are estimated to have lost HALF the corn crop this year due to excessive heat — output is expected to fall to fall to less than 7 million tons, which would be the smallest harvest since 1976.

This drives more demand to the US harvest (which is why the diesel situation in the US is critical — full report here)

"Relentless heat and drought ‌could halve this year's French maize harvest and reduce European Union production to its smallest in decades."

Germany’s grain maize crop has also suffered, with farm cooperatives association DRV on Thursday forecasting a 14% year-on-year drop.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Constellation Brands just announced a $100 MILLION USA farming investment to surge the domestic agricultural industry

Diesel Crisis Hits US Harvest as Global Grain Demand Explodes [VIDEO]

The world is hungry for grains and looking to the US...but diesel costs are already making the harvest economically unviable for many American farmers.

We saw this before in Australia, where crops were abandoned and left in the ground.

New data on inventories and demand just came out, and confirms we are rapidly entering a food crisis.

- If you’re seeing any diesel allocation limits, contract-only sales, or empty tanks in your area, send the details to iceagefarmer@protonmail.com. -

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnl-8TVEIFo
Substack: https://unshadowed.substack.com/p/diesel-crisis-hits-us-harvest-as
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/mMBrgX7q9Cnx