Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
zirk.us is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Literature, philosophy, film, music, culture, politics, history, architecture: join the circus of the arts and humanities! For readers, writers, academics or anyone wanting to follow the conversation.

Administered by:

Server stats:

759
active users

zirk.us: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.7

#soybeans

4 posts3 participants0 posts today
Continued thread
Public
Nonilex

US #stocks extended already deep losses as traders focused on remarks from #FederalReserve Chair #JeromePowell amid global economic turmoil caused by #Trump’s sweeping #tariffs.

The S&P 500 was last down 4.3%, while the Nasdaq was down by about the same amount.

#Oil plunged to its lowest level since 2021 & commodities including #NaturalGas & #soybeans also dived as #China retaliated against #Trump's aggressive tariffs.

#ETTTTS#economy#inflation
Public
Bytes Europe

Purdue economists discuss technology, farm profitability – AgriNews byteseu.com/874133/ #business #corn #FarmEquipment #farmland #Markets #PurdueUniversity #Science #soybeans #Technology #wheat

Bytes Europe · Purdue economists discuss technology, farm profitability – AgriNewsDENVER — Economists from Purdue University discussed the role of technology in improving farm profitability at the 2025 Commodity Classic.Technology can boost production, streamline processes on the farm and boost efficiencies — but their effectiveness varies from farm to farm.There are five managerial levers a farmer can pull, said Michael Langemeier, director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue.1. Output price: Manage price for what you get for what you produce.2. Yield: Manage how much output you produce.3. Costs: Manage how much it costs you to produce.4. Assets: Manage your balance sheet/what tools you use to produce.5. People: Manage
Continued thread
Public *
Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺

This is my favorite photo for demonstrating the impact of #LightPollution on physiology. The image was taken by shows a soybean field illuminated by a badly directed streetlight.

What's happening here is that soybeans are supposed to grow leaves in the early part of summer, and as nights get longer, they should make #soybeans and turn brown. In the green area, the plants don't understand what time of year it is, and it's therefore a complete loss for the farmer.

The reason I love the photo so much is because you can see the shadow of the light mast on the field.

The photo was taken by Dwaine Eddie McGriff & Ben Tankersley, and originally posted to Xitter (the post no longer exists).

The problem could be entirely solved by using a streetlight with strong backlight shielding (i.e. shining the light only on the roadway).

(4/17)

Image of a field next to a roadway with a light mast. The plants nearest the light are green, the plants further away are brown. A brown area corresponding to the shadow of the mast extends to the bottom of the image.
ExploreLive feeds
About