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Renewables Electric Tractors

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No diesel, no dealer, no downtime. ☀️ The e2T electric two-wheel tractor is quiet, powerful, and remote controlled. Runs all day & built for people of all ages and abilities. We support right-to-repair! https://renewables.com/ #Agsky #Farmsky #ClimateSky

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Renewables Electric Tractors@renewables-e2t.bsky.social · last wk.

“You get a pivot, a 360° turn, so this has been so much better on my back and my knees,” Lyons said. “Not having to lift and haul and twist our other machines into position.” www.capradio.org/articles/202...

Remote control tractors roll into Soil Born Farms

Soil Born Farms, an urban farm in Rancho Cordova, has recently deployed remote control, electric and even solar-powered tractors to help take the strain off farmers’ backs.

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Renewables Electric Tractors@renewables-e2t.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lots of studies have been done in regenerative agriculture, but we haven't studied the impact of fossil-fueled equipment because there's never been a way to change that variable - until now. #AgSky #Research #Agriculture #Farm #EVs www.linkedin.com/pulse/regene...

Regenerative Agriculture Research Has a Tractor-Sized Blind Spot

For decades, researchers studied the soil, the seeds, the air quality, and the microbiome. The combustion engine driving through the middle of it all was treated as a given.

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Renewables Electric Tractors@renewables-e2t.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is about what #accessibility actually means for equipment design, and what we heard from farmers when we started paying attention. #FarmSky #AgSky #Agriculture #Sustainability www.linkedin.com/pulse/who-ge...

Who Gets to Farm: Electric Equipment and Agricultural Accessibility

The first time someone mentioned they were farming from a wheelchair, we almost missed it. It was a practical email: remote operation, standard or add-on, grip requirements.

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Genus Bar Podcast@genusbarpod.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"If we would all work together and educate each other about these things, it would be abundant again." -Charlie "Red Hawk" Thom This after talking about all we are losing. The oaks succumbing to disease... Teach others to love their ecosystems. If we see and care, as a society, we can do better.

An American Cranberry Viburnum (Viburnum trilobum) that I planted at my Grandma's house in Berne NY. It is a 10' tall shrub now, covered in white inflorescences. This species is a slow-grower that failed to return when this area was largely returned from farmland to forest by dint of fields being abandoned in the last century. The resulting woodland has a lot of diversity that swept back in from alcoves in these steep rocky hills, but the slower native species have their niches being rapidly filled by invasives. EG Honeysuckles and Multiflora Rose where the Viburnums trilobum would grow. I hope we can teach people in this town to see and care about these things.
Renewables Electric Tractors@renewables-e2t.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Most farm equipment was designed for one kind of operator: Tall, strong, with full range of motion. But 1 in 5 farmers live with a disability. Rotator cuffs blow out. Joints wear down. Hearing loss. Respiratory problems. Every body is different. Farm equipment should probably account for that.

1 in 5 farmers lives with a disability. That's 395,000 farmers in the U.S. Infographic: Conventional equipment was built for one kind of farmer. Farmer demographic stats: 58 years is average age, 40% are 65 or older, 36% are women. Data from USDA Census of Ag 2022Read the full blog post that these images are based on here: https://renewables.com/blog/who-gets-to-farm-accessible-equipment
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 2mo ago

"it is practically impossible for emissions reductions to happen fast enough to reduce the rate at which our world is heating" I'm not a climate academic but I am sure that is not what the IPCC says about the future. I am pretty sure fossil fuel use has a determining effect on future climates.....

a graphic of potential climate futures showing idfferent possibilities into the future Bearing in mind that we continue to pump out CO2 equivalent to the weight of 800,000 Titanics every year, and fossil fuel corporations are actively planning to expand operations, it is practically impossible for emissions reductions to happen fast enough to reduce the rate at which our world is heating. Consequently, 40C-plus mid-century heat in the UK is now baked in. We need, then, to face the fact that life in the 2050s is going to be very different from today, and act now. The sooner we recognise this and begin – as a nation – to prepare and adapt accordingly, the better we will be able to meet these enormous challenges to our everyday lives.
Dr David R Brake@drbrake.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You don't have to believe all of these problems are "baked in" if we don't change direction. Surely any two of the bad things should be bad enough to push for faster action! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farm2People@farm2people.org · 3mo ago

Act now to save small farmers! Call your state reps and urge them to fund LFPA, a program that connects food banks with local farms. LFPA provides market access for family farms and increases access to fresh produce for California families in need. More info: www.farm2people.org/journal/ye2s...

Advocacy, Action, and Food Distributions! — Farm2People

April was a whirlwind for Farm2People! We got involved in a statewide policy advocacy effort, celebrated Earth Day, and popped up with free food distros at multiple community events. Plus, we have a ...

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