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Say hello to our 2022 Crop Inventory Map of the Yukon Territory! #cropmap22
Our 1st map of agriculture & the surrounding landcover in the area, & oh my was it a challenge!
From Dawson City, to Tagish, Whitehorse & Haines Junction & all free to download
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/ba2645d5-4458-414d-b196-6303ac06c1c9
With the completion of our 2022 map of #Yukon #agriculture, here is #cropmap22 in its entirety.
Our 1st map of agriculture & the surrounding landcover in the area, & oh my was it a challenge!
From Dawson City, to Tagish, Whitehorse & Haines Junction & all free to download
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/ba2645d5-4458-414d-b196-6303ac06c1c9
With the completion of our 2022 map of #Yukon #agriculture, here is #cropmap22 in its entirety.
No need to clear new land for solar power. Panels can coexist with agriculture, and even help it since many crops thrive in partial shade and/or benefit from water retention under the panels.
“Maize is grown by about 50% of farmers in Tanzania. Maize is also a sun loving plant. So the fact that we had an 11% yield increase in maize [under solar panel arrays] is a phenomenal result,” he said.
#solar #renewables #agriculture https://apnews.com/article/climate-beer-solar-panels-hops-germany-ee3d00a1877837eb85053335e3b68a00
“Maize is grown by about 50% of farmers in Tanzania. Maize is also a sun loving plant. So the fact that we had an 11% yield increase in maize [under solar panel arrays] is a phenomenal result,” he said.
#solar #renewables #agriculture https://apnews.com/article/climate-beer-solar-panels-hops-germany-ee3d00a1877837eb85053335e3b68a00
Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They're not the only crop thriving in the shade.
A farm in Bavaria is covering its hops with solar panels, providing electricity to 250 households and shading the plants from the increasingly scorching summer heat in the process. Solar panels atop crops has been gaining traction in recent years.MATTHIAS SCHRADER (AP News)
Double your downloads, double your fun!
2022 Crop Inventory maps for both Saskatchewan & Manitoba are done. #SKAg #MBAg #WestCdnAg
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/ba2645d5-4458-414d-b196-6303ac06c1c9
Keen observers will note class 130 in our MB map (periwinkle colour). 130 shows our 'too wet to seed' class.
#CdnAg #cropmap22 #earthobservation #remotesensing #geomatics #agriculture
2022 Crop Inventory maps for both Saskatchewan & Manitoba are done. #SKAg #MBAg #WestCdnAg
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/ba2645d5-4458-414d-b196-6303ac06c1c9
Keen observers will note class 130 in our MB map (periwinkle colour). 130 shows our 'too wet to seed' class.
#CdnAg #cropmap22 #earthobservation #remotesensing #geomatics #agriculture
#Fentanyl traffic and the hollowing out of rural communities dependent on opium poppy production. #mexico #agriculture
https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-04-17/el-efecto-mariposa-del-fentanilo-la-agonia-de-los-campesinos-de-la-amapola-en-guerrero.html
https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-04-17/el-efecto-mariposa-del-fentanilo-la-agonia-de-los-campesinos-de-la-amapola-en-guerrero.html
El efecto mariposa del fentanilo: la agonía de los campesinos de la amapola en Guerrero
El fotógrafo César Rodríguez retrata en ‘Montaña roja’ cómo el auge del consumo del opioide en Estados Unidos ha empobrecido —aún más—a las comunidades mexicanas que sobrevivían de cultivar la planta de la que procede la heroínaAlejandro Santos Cid (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)