Ian Berry
@ianberry.bsky.social
Agriculture and commodities. Former newspaper/wire journalist and yinzer. Milwaukee enjoyer. Fan of the Bucks and the Buccos.
sauced tiger woods: fuuuuuck im so messed up its over for me. i need to call trump it's fucking over hammered tony romo, laying horizontally on your couch; i can drink 15 of these and feel fine you know. i love when bugs bunny dresses like a girl hahaha
New: The US released a plan that for now staves off catastrophic cuts to water supply in Arizona, California and Nevada as the Colorado River climate crisis leaves reservoirs at record lows, threatening a resource supporting 40m people, $1 trillion in GDP. Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Colorado River Water Plan Postpones Reckoning With a Drier Future
The US government’s move avoids severe reductions to Arizona, California and Nevada as reservoirs reach record lows.
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Saw the headline "Situational Awareness is down 67% in July" and thought the algo was feeding me more Pittsburgh Pirates content
Russia Says Ukraine Struck Key Black Sea Grain Export Port www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Russia Says Ukraine Struck Key Black Sea Grain Export Port
A Ukrainian drone attack damaged infrastructure at Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman, according to local authorities.
bloomberg.com
Russia Proposes Arming Grain Ships in Azov Sea With Machine Guns www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Russia Proposes Arming Grain Ships in Azov Sea With Machine Guns
Russian officials are proposing arming grain ships with machine guns and mobile missile launchers, as the world’s top wheat exporter tries to counter Ukrainian drone attacks.
bloomberg.com
Farm-Belt Senate Candidates Target Ag Giants in Populist Turn www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Farm-Belt Senate Candidates Target Ag Giants in Populist Turn
As the costs of Donald Trump’s Iran war and higher tariffs pile up on farmers, US Senate candidates in Iowa and Nebraska are stoking populist anger by seizing on long-simmering grievances against gian...
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i've had plenty of criticism for leftists being unable to gtfo of their own way in terms of candidate consolidation, movement fragmentation, and candidate baggage; in this race it is not the leftists with those problems
brent sewer socialist🚰🌹@therealbrent.bsky.social · last wk.holy shit, new State Navigator Wisconsin poll
Tornado impact footage from Appleton. I retract all my whining about the 80+ dew point. Source: www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/...
this morning's rain here is a million-dollar rain, or whatever a green lawn is worth
The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index rose for a seventh consecutive week to its highest since July 2023 as heat waves and escalating Black Sea attacks heightened risks to global grain supplies, pushing crop prices to a three-year high. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Three weeks of July in the books, and it has been among the top 10 hottest on record from Florida to parts of the Northeast, Great Lakes and N. Plains. Hottest: Elkins, WV; Marquette, MI (tie) and Rapid City, SD. Data: SERCC
Who dares eat the sidewalk planter corn? A feast awaits the bold.
Wanted for Rearming Against Russia and China: More Cotton www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Wanted for Rearming Against Russia and China: More Cotton
To fire big ammunition, militaries need explosive chemicals derived from natural fibers that suddenly are in short supply.
wsj.com
A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine's Odesa kills 10
A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violen...
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FT Exclusive: Donald Trump's social media company has discussed charging traders and investors as much as $100,000 a month for faster access to the US president's posts on his Truth Social platform. ft.trib.al/8fn5jhq
Milwaukee is experiencing its worst air quality on record, with an AQI reading of 519, nearly double the previous record set in 2023, as wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Ontario has spread across the state. Here's what you need to know.
Milwaukee sees worst air quality on record due to wildfire smoke: Here's what you need to know
Milwaukee is experiencing its worst air quality on record, with an AQI reading of 519, nearly double the previous record set in 2023, as wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Ontario has spread across the state. Here's what you need to know.
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table of 11-year-old boys at Chipotle discussing/comparing the protein content of their meals
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Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says
Ukraine has lost about a third of its capacity to export grain via its vital Black Sea ports due to intensifying Russian missile and drone attacks, the country's main farmers' union said.
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AL Starter "Dylan Cease" is, of course, named after what a crowd member infamously yelled at Bob Dylan during a show in Manchester after 'going electric' in 1966.
Iran will make a very nice price for you. Less than 20%, totally unreasonable. Safe transit can be much cheaper, glad we all agree it shouldn't be free!
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NCGA Study: US Farmers Pay More for Crop Inputs Than Brazilian Competitors
A study released by the National Corn Growers Association spotlights that U.S. corn farmers paid an average of 68% more for seed than Brazilian growers from 2023 through 2025, while U.S. growers also ...
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A lot of bluster from Trump Admin's USDA about investigating unfair competition in agriculture - but they continue to weaken competition/antitrust offices in USDA/DOJ, and delay/rescind rules to protect farmers - www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2026...
Watchdog group blasts USDA move to roll back poultry and livestock protections
USDA postpones poultry grower payment reforms and proposes rescinding two Packers & Stockyards Act rules, drawing scrutiny from watchdog group.
foodnavigator-usa.com