Farmer Strang
@farmerstrang.bsky.social
Southwestern Ontario cashcropper endeavouring to improve soil health and water quality for the benefit of all.
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Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
techxplore.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
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Very nice. Great innovation.👍
#EdibleBaleNetting - 'No one else is doing it. Just little old Grant from Orepuki'
#sustainablefarming #agsky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
#EdibleBaleNetting - 'No one else is doing it. Just little old Grant from Orepuki'
#sustainablefarming #agsky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
Edible bale netting - 'No one else is doing it. Just little old Grant from Orepuki'
Paddocks free of plastic wrapping waste are becoming a reality thanks to Grant Lightfoot.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Very nice. Great innovation.👍
#EdibleBaleNetting - 'No one else is doing it. Just little old Grant from Orepuki'
#sustainablefarming #agsky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
#EdibleBaleNetting - 'No one else is doing it. Just little old Grant from Orepuki'
#sustainablefarming #agsky
www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...
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The FTC sued John Deere on Wednesday, alleging the company has an illegal monopoly over equipment repairs.
Story:
www.reuters.com/legal/us-ftc...
Story:
www.reuters.com/legal/us-ftc...
US FTC sues Deere over equipment repair restrictions
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued farm equipment maker Deere , alleging it illegally drives up repair costs by forcing farmers to rely on its authorized dealer network.
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The FTC sued John Deere on Wednesday, alleging the company has an illegal monopoly over equipment repairs.
Story:
www.reuters.com/legal/us-ftc...
Story:
www.reuters.com/legal/us-ftc...
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HARD TIMES AT THE FTFF
January 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
HARD TIMES AT THE FTFF
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Agriculture has a N problem. N fuels growth, but too much N pollutes air & water. Here we argue for focusing on internal microbial N cycling - and not merely N inputs. Fun collaboration w/ @stuartsoil.bsky.social, @andreajilling.bsky.social & several others. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kIZ79C~Iu...
authors.elsevier.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Agriculture has a N problem. N fuels growth, but too much N pollutes air & water. Here we argue for focusing on internal microbial N cycling - and not merely N inputs. Fun collaboration w/ @stuartsoil.bsky.social, @andreajilling.bsky.social & several others. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kIZ79C~Iu...
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The human rights activist Sir William Browder is another important account to follow on this platform. Together, all of us continue to make a difference. Slava ukraini! @billbrowder.bsky.social
I’m now on Bluesky. The one thing that concerns me is that in 2018 when I was arrested in Spain on a Russian warrant, it was live tweeting that saved my life. I need enough followers here so if the same thing happens, I will be protected. Please help me with that
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/w...
Bill Browder, a Putin Critic, Live-Tweets His Arrest in Spain (Published 2018)
A London-based investor who has styled himself a nemesis of the Russian leadership documented the latest episode in a 13-year game of cat and mouse.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:13 PM
The human rights activist Sir William Browder is another important account to follow on this platform. Together, all of us continue to make a difference. Slava ukraini! @billbrowder.bsky.social
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Flock of geese passing the sun. Truly a once in a lifetime capture. #astrophotography #photography
November 15, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Flock of geese passing the sun. Truly a once in a lifetime capture. #astrophotography #photography
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I’m now on Bluesky. The one thing that concerns me is that in 2018 when I was arrested in Spain on a Russian warrant, it was live tweeting that saved my life. I need enough followers here so if the same thing happens, I will be protected. Please help me with that
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/w...
Bill Browder, a Putin Critic, Live-Tweets His Arrest in Spain (Published 2018)
A London-based investor who has styled himself a nemesis of the Russian leadership documented the latest episode in a 13-year game of cat and mouse.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I’m now on Bluesky. The one thing that concerns me is that in 2018 when I was arrested in Spain on a Russian warrant, it was live tweeting that saved my life. I need enough followers here so if the same thing happens, I will be protected. Please help me with that
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/w...
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I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.