Tommy Fenster
@tommyfenster.bsky.social
PhD Candidate with the Gaudin Agroecology Lab at UC Davis and the Ecdysis Foundation. Scientist quantifying agroecological/regenerative farming approaches on California’s perennial cropping systems.
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Kimmel.
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
September 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Kimmel.
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
Colbert.
Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes.
Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others.
Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵
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The constitutional crisis is here.
The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador.
youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...
The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador.
youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...
This Is a Constitutional Crisis
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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April 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The constitutional crisis is here.
The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador.
youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...
The President is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador.
youtu.be/HGTIELDTHOo?...
Talking about farming in the Reiff soil series with the students of PLS 150. Awesome students!
April 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Talking about farming in the Reiff soil series with the students of PLS 150. Awesome students!
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“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.” –Sadie Willis, network coordinator for Wisconsin’s Fairshare CSA Coalition.
Will Local Food Survive Trump’s USDA?
The USDA is bulldozing efforts that help small farmers and food producers sell food directly to schools, food banks, and local communities.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.” –Sadie Willis, network coordinator for Wisconsin’s Fairshare CSA Coalition.
The Trump Administration’s cuts and freezes to research are a direct threat to our country’s ability to grow food and produce agriculture related products. grist.org/food-and-agr...
Farmers are reeling from Trump's attacks on agricultural research
A "rollercoaster" of funding cuts and layoffs have gutted critical agricultural research projects across the nation.
grist.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Trump Administration’s cuts and freezes to research are a direct threat to our country’s ability to grow food and produce agriculture related products. grist.org/food-and-agr...
Got a chance to chat about my research on grazing and regenerative management in CA vineyards on the Beyond Organic Wine Podcast. Also be sure to check out all the other episodes. Some really cool topics discussed! www.organicwinepodcast.com/episodes-1/t...
Tommy Fenster — Beyond Organic Wine Podcast
Tommy Fenster is a scientist who studies agroecological systems, but specifically for the last few years he’s been focused on gathering data from dozens of vineyards around California and studying the...
www.organicwinepodcast.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Got a chance to chat about my research on grazing and regenerative management in CA vineyards on the Beyond Organic Wine Podcast. Also be sure to check out all the other episodes. Some really cool topics discussed! www.organicwinepodcast.com/episodes-1/t...
Soil samples sieved and dried to asses how grazing in vineyards affects the mineral associated (bottom trays) and particulate associated (top trays) organic matter pools.
March 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Soil samples sieved and dried to asses how grazing in vineyards affects the mineral associated (bottom trays) and particulate associated (top trays) organic matter pools.
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Federal capacity funding—such as USDA's Hatch, Smith-Lever and McIntire-Stennis programs—helps ensure that #UCANR
can provide research-based advice for people to grow & access safe, affordable and nutritious food in a healthy, sustainable environment. #UCinDC #CARET2025
can provide research-based advice for people to grow & access safe, affordable and nutritious food in a healthy, sustainable environment. #UCinDC #CARET2025
February 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Federal capacity funding—such as USDA's Hatch, Smith-Lever and McIntire-Stennis programs—helps ensure that #UCANR
can provide research-based advice for people to grow & access safe, affordable and nutritious food in a healthy, sustainable environment. #UCinDC #CARET2025
can provide research-based advice for people to grow & access safe, affordable and nutritious food in a healthy, sustainable environment. #UCinDC #CARET2025
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Efforts to transition farms to regenerative agriculture are stalled, and the path forward is unclear.
“We’re losing our window to get the farmers the money they would need to implement [regenerative] practices coming into the year.” –Zach Wolf, farmer and technical service provider
“We’re losing our window to get the farmers the money they would need to implement [regenerative] practices coming into the year.” –Zach Wolf, farmer and technical service provider
Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Chaos and Financial Distress for Farmers
Regenerative farming programs supported by the USDA are thrown into chaos as federal funding is put on pause.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Efforts to transition farms to regenerative agriculture are stalled, and the path forward is unclear.
“We’re losing our window to get the farmers the money they would need to implement [regenerative] practices coming into the year.” –Zach Wolf, farmer and technical service provider
“We’re losing our window to get the farmers the money they would need to implement [regenerative] practices coming into the year.” –Zach Wolf, farmer and technical service provider
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“I preach agriculture and the benefits of it; I’m a cheerleader for these guys and gals,” he said. “But this is a gut punch. They are hurting, and hurting bad,” an NC Extension guy tells @bradydennis.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“I preach agriculture and the benefits of it; I’m a cheerleader for these guys and gals,” he said. “But this is a gut punch. They are hurting, and hurting bad,” an NC Extension guy tells @bradydennis.bsky.social
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You know this is 100% going to happen…
February 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
You know this is 100% going to happen…
Burying underwear for the students in PLS150 | Sustainable Agroecosystem Management to do the “soil your undies” experiment. They will get to compare the biological activity between soils with cover crops, grazing, and fallow by looking at the decomposition of each pair of tighty whities!
February 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Burying underwear for the students in PLS150 | Sustainable Agroecosystem Management to do the “soil your undies” experiment. They will get to compare the biological activity between soils with cover crops, grazing, and fallow by looking at the decomposition of each pair of tighty whities!
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#UCCE professionals and #weed scientists will present on weed management for organic growers.
Register for the half-day workshop happening on March 4 in Woodland.
bit.ly/3D2g29i
Register for the half-day workshop happening on March 4 in Woodland.
bit.ly/3D2g29i
February 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#UCCE professionals and #weed scientists will present on weed management for organic growers.
Register for the half-day workshop happening on March 4 in Woodland.
bit.ly/3D2g29i
Register for the half-day workshop happening on March 4 in Woodland.
bit.ly/3D2g29i
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Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid | PBS News
Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid
In the last two presidential elections, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, but now some are saying his efforts to cut the government are causing major financial pressure. William Brangham…
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February 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid | PBS News
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Learn how to manage weeds in organic crops March 4 in Woodland. Hear from growers and @ucanr.bsky.social weed experts, see equipment demonstrations
Register free at ucanr.edu/organicweed2... @ucdavisplants.bsky.social
Register free at ucanr.edu/organicweed2... @ucdavisplants.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Learn how to manage weeds in organic crops March 4 in Woodland. Hear from growers and @ucanr.bsky.social weed experts, see equipment demonstrations
Register free at ucanr.edu/organicweed2... @ucdavisplants.bsky.social
Register free at ucanr.edu/organicweed2... @ucdavisplants.bsky.social
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“You should have never started it.”
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“You should have never started it.”
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
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Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
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February 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
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MORE OF THIS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
MORE OF THIS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
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Department of Transportation orders all personnel to "identify and eliminate" every order, directive, rule, regulation, policy, notice, guidance document, funding arrangement, or program that even mentions climate change, diversity, or environmental justice
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Department of Transportation orders all personnel to "identify and eliminate" every order, directive, rule, regulation, policy, notice, guidance document, funding arrangement, or program that even mentions climate change, diversity, or environmental justice
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
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So proud of our work on regenerative ag in California. Please check out our short video made by AGU TV featuring research labs at Cal State East Bay and Chico! @ecohydrojfk.bsky.social @sandrinematiasek.bsky.social @singharshdeep.bsky.social youtu.be/ikHpLQ1zThc
The California Soil Carbon Accrual Project – CRARS, California State University, Chico
YouTube video by WebsEdge Science
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December 13, 2024 at 2:28 PM
So proud of our work on regenerative ag in California. Please check out our short video made by AGU TV featuring research labs at Cal State East Bay and Chico! @ecohydrojfk.bsky.social @sandrinematiasek.bsky.social @singharshdeep.bsky.social youtu.be/ikHpLQ1zThc