$1B frozen food giant pulls plug on California manufacturing in shock retreat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/1b-frozen-food-giant-pulls-plug-on-california-manufacturing-in-shock-retreat/ar-AA2czfqh

One of Wendy’s biggest franchisees files for bankruptcy as it falls behind burger rivals
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/one-of-wendy-s-biggest-franchisees-files-for-bankruptcy-as-it-falls-behind-burger-rivals/ar-AA2cw5ys

Horizon Organic recalls more than 760,000 chocolate milk cartons over spoilage risk
https://www.msn.com/en-us/food-and-drink/general/horizon-organic-recalls-more-than-760-000-chocolate-milk-cartons-over-spoilage-risk/ss-AA2czQgl

FDA announces nationwide recall of popular pasta sold at Walmart
https://www.msn.com/en-us/food-and-drink/general/fda-announces-nationwide-recall-of-popular-pasta-sold-at-walmart/ar-AA2cGyOy

Gluten-free flour mixes recalled after wheat was found in the products—what to know
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/general/gluten-free-flour-mixes-recalled-after-wheat-was-found-in-the-products-what-to-know/ar-AA2cGh3z

Steve Solomon on Soil and Food Quality [NEW VIDEO]

Can your garden feed you? Is organic food automatically nutritious?

Steve Solomon spent decades believing it was. He and his family ate what he grew--and their health suffered.

This set him on a quest to figure out what soil needs to produce actually nutrient-dense food.

This conversation is about what was missing and how a homesteader or gardener can grow truly healthy food:

FULL VIDEO:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/3aXDS7eJo7w
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/nhE9BmqaeEQC

Harvest Crisis Update: Diesel Tops $6 + USDA FOIA Response

Three weeks ago I said watch diesel as we go into harvest. Prices have exploded since; ExxonMobil’s Joliet refinery just shut down unexpectedly, and the situation in the Middle East keeps getting worse. Other voices are now also warning about crop abandonment as expenses are making a harvest economically unviable.

Also: the USDA responds to one of my FOIAs about DARPA’s Tellus sensing-and-reporting microbes in the food supply. (at 7:14)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/NyFAIMYvj9E
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/yielLelV421F

Can heirloom seed make you self-sufficient? Are hybrids a trap?

Steve Solomon once believed the hype: open-pollinated heirlooms over hybrids will set you free. Then he ran a seed company and trialed both. Much of what is sold as “heirloom” is old, poorly maintained commercial stock. Saving seed isn't as easy as one might think. This conversation is about what backyard seed saving can actually do, what it can’t, and how a gardener can keep varieties alive without a fantasy collapse kit.

FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Da0OQWJ8zus
or Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/FXSS3eckCaYA

WSJ: Oil executives warn a global fuel crisis has arrived as Hormuz closure bites

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said at an Austin energy conference that the mechanisms that had cushioned prices and supply have largely played out, leaving little buffer left in the system.

Some energy executives have grown increasingly alarmed as the conflict has escalated again. China has resumed large crude purchases, after months of drawing down its own reserves, adding further pressure to global supply.

With no resolution to the conflict in sight and Trump reportedly expecting the war to extend at least until the November midterms, expect the disruption to run well beyond that timeline, keeping both crude and refined product markets on edge.

(This was posted by WSJ just after my report above about impact of high diesel prices on farmers during harvest season)

without paywall:
https://investinglive.com/commodities/wsj-oil-executives-warn-a-global-fuel-crisis-has-arrived-as-hormuz-closure-bites/

While government borrowing costs are soaring across the US, UK, Europe and Japan, China is borrowing at close to the lowest rates on record; roughly 1.7%, while the US and UK are paying around 5%. That difference becomes enormous when applied to trillions in public debt.

China certainly has challenges, but it retains its manufacturing base, controls much of its banking system, holds strategic supply chains and can finance itself cheaply. Meanwhile, Western nations are drowning in debt, struggling with inflation and paying increasingly punitive interest rates merely to keep the system functioning.

China has room to manoeuvre; the West is running out of road.