Small American Farmers Are Being Put Out Of Business And Replaced With Radical Climate Overlords

The following report is by The Trends Journal:

From cars to food: many have noticed a distinct shift in attention of radical climate activists lately.

Food is squarely on the table as a subject of “unsustainable” so-called greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon and methane.

The problem is, just as with far flung forced transitions to supposedly cleaner “sustainable” forms of energy, the ramped up “sustainable agriculture” push doesn’t have the actual tech behind it that can produce.

With respect to energy, there is no grid infrastructure or real capacity of wind, solar and hydroelectric technologies to cost effectively (or even non-cost-effectively) match current efficiency and availability of cheap and efficient fossil fuel use cases.

That’s why the EU and the U.S. under the Biden administration have plowed hundreds of billions into “green energy” subsidies.

And when it comes to food, the mantra that sustainable technologies can magically replace highly efficient farms, and market mechanisms for fulfilling public desired choices with respect to food, is showing itself as another deceptive sell of the climate lobby.

Now that governments are confiscating farms, forcing farmers to be bought out, paying farmers to plant trees instead of crops, and dictating the “culling” or destruction of millions of livestock to try to meet radical UN climate emissions goals, the public is waking up to the reality of what “going green” means.

SEE: Warning: Entire Swaths Of American Farmland Is Being Confiscated To Install New “Carbon Pipelines”

It means less energy. Less travel. Less food, and less of the kinds of food that free peoples may want.

Food and energy—and increasingly, other sectors like travel and goods and services consumption—are being transformed from efficient and relatively free market production frameworks, into an radical ideological Command and Control style food system of production…and non-production.

Degrowth is in full swing. And it ultimately means a progressive clampdown on average human freedoms, choices of work, production and consumption.

The endgame is a more comprehensive and granular control of the course of humanity itself.

Consolidating Power Down On The Farm

The Degrowth agenda, in the guise of the Carbon War, is fast expanding its targeting of farmers, both in Europe and America.

This past week Northern Ireland announced government plans for the forced culling of hundreds of thousands of sheep over the next several years, in order to meet extreme UN Agenda 2030 carbon reduction goals.

Note that climate activists who have long pretended that the key to reaching their extreme goals was “smarter” and more “sustainable” farming techniques, have now moved on to an unmasked phase of draconian farm shutdowns and forced mass reductions of livestock production in a quickly expanding number of countries.

The Death Of The Small Family Farm Continues, As Food Corp Gets Bigger

Since 1975, the percentage of farms (i.e. farms of less than 100 acres) owned by independent operators has crashed from a majority, 65 percent, down to just 25 percent.

Half of the largest “U.S.” agriculture firms are foreign-owned.

Right now, of the ten largest agricultural firms operating in the U.S., nearly half are at least partially owned by firms based outside of the country:

• Cargill (Minneapolis, Minnesota); 2.5 million acres
• Archer Daniels Midland (Decatur, Illinois); 1.2 million acres
• JBS (São Paulo, Brazil); owned by JBS S.A., a Brazilian meat processing company; 2.2 million acres
• Bunge (White Plains, New York); owned by Bunge Limited, a Swiss-American food and agriculture company; 1.3 million acres
• Tyson Foods (Springdale, Arkansas); 1.9 million acres
• Smithfield Foods (Smithfield, Virginia); owned by WH Group, a Chinese food processing company headquartered in Hong Kong; 1.8 million acres
• Land O’Lakes (St. Paul, Minnesota); 1.7 million acres
• ConAgra Brands (Omaha, Nebraska); 1.6 million acres
• Monsanto (Saint Louis, Missouri); owned by Bayer AG, a German chemical and pharmaceutical company; 1.5 million acres
• DowDuPont (Wilmington, Delaware); 1.4 million acres

Many of these companies are working closely with the UN and NGOs like the World Economic Forum in ways that are altering their food production output and decision-making.

For instance, Tyson Foods has committed to Agenda 2030 greenhouse emissions goals, and has programs that are seeking to develop chickens and pigs which produce less methane.

They are also spending money on so-called “emissions offsetting,” projects, or essentially paying a “greenhouse tax” to account for their emissions output.

Someone pays for that tax. Often, it’s consumers, in the form of higher prices for food.

But radical emissions objectives won’t be met by “sustainable” changes around the edges of the food industry.

That’s why Ireland made news last week for announcing draconian measures that will decimate their livestock industry, in an attempt to meet Agenda 2030 climate goals, and more far reaching “2050” climate goals.

After receiving blowback concerning government documents specifying that 200 thousand dairy cows would have to be “culled” to reduce emissions and meet climate targets, the government backtracked.

It said that the proposal in question was a “modeling document” of the Department for Agriculture, and not a “final policy decision.”

The Farming Independent had obtained the information via a freedom of information request, according to MSN.com / Irish Mirror. (“Department of Agriculture responds and says report 200,000 cattle to be cut over emissions ‘not final policy’.”)

In recent weeks, media like The Irish Times had been drubbing their agriculture industry for being too productive, and thereby “failing” to meet EU climate agenda emissions goals. (See “Increased livestock, fertiliser use outdid effects of emission reductions on Irish farms – EPA,” 24 May 2023.)

So how much does Ireland contribute to emissions?

One Twitter account posted info from the UN’s Our World In Data showing Ireland’s miniscule emissions:

The account, Con Murphy, noted:

Con Murphy

@ConMurphyCarlow

What is Ireland’s share of the Global CO2 emissions?

Answer = 0.1% (not 1% but zero point one percent). While the Greens tax the life out of us & destroy our farming industry, China produces 30.9%, US 13.5%, India 7.3% & Russia 4.73%.  But lets cull 200k cattle/cows for what??

U.S. Ramping Up Farm Restrictions

Meanwhile in the U.S., a group of 27 Republican lawmakers have spoken out against Biden Administration climate czar John Kerry’s recent signaling that Euro-style draconian farming restrictions are in store.

As reported by Fox News, the group noted in a letter calling on Biden to disavow Kerry’s remarks:

Although the world agriculture industry accounts for 22 percent of global GHG emissions, Kerry’s alarmist narrative does not tell the full story of American agriculture. American farmers and ranchers are committed to being stewards of the land. 

We are appalled by the comments made by [Kerry] and ask that your administration recognize the responsible efforts agriculture producers make every day to feed, clothe and fuel the world. Farmers and ranchers are the lifeblood to our food security, and a nation that cannot feed itself would not be a nation at all.

(“Two dozen Republicans call on Biden to disavow John Kerry’s remarks targeting food production,” 22 May 2023.)

SEE: US Climate Czar John Kerry Hints That Farmland Needs To Be Sequestered And Produce Less Food To Meet Climate Goals

Kerry has said current highly efficient agricultural production methods need to be radically altered, or global warming by 2050 might be double more “conservative” projections of 1.5 degrees.

He has likened the effort needed to completely transform agriculture via supposed innovations that could solve the problems, to something greater in scale than “World War II.”

But many say that drastically reducing nitrogen fertilizers, shutting down farms and reducing and restricting livestock, agricultural water use, etc.—all of which are being imposed as part of environmental “sustainability”—will inevitably create a spiraling food crisis.

And Legalinsurrection.com recently pointed out the human devastation caused by extremist ideological impositions on agriculture production in the 20th century. (“Two Dozen Republicans Want Biden to Disavow John Kerry’s Statements Targeting Farms,” 30 May 2023.)

None of that has stopped the U.S. from joining in a “first ever” international accord to reduce methane emissions associated with farming and food production.

An agreement from mid-May signed by 12 countries associated with the Global Methane Hub—which notably didn’t include the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, China—said via a press release:

Today, the Global Methane Hub announced that agriculture and environment ministers and ambassadors from 13 countries, including the United States, have issued a commitment to reduce methane emissions in agriculture. Last month, the Global Methane Hub collaborated with the Ministries of Agriculture of Chile and Spain to convene the first-ever global ministerial on agricultural practices to reduce methane emissions. The ministerial brought together high-ranking government members to share global perspectives on methane reduction and low-emission food systems. The gathering led to a statement in which the nations committed to support efforts to improve the quality and quantity of, and access to, finance for climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in the agriculture and food sectors and to collaborate on efforts aimed at lowering methane emissions in agriculture and food systems.

(“Major Livestock Producing Countries Commit to Mitigate Methane in Agriculture – Global Methane Hub,” 17 May 2023.)

Those “mitigation measures” may soon mean unprecedented limits on livestock and efficient and productive food production methods on American farms.

Who is behind the Global Methane Hub? Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, to name two.  Gate’s “Breakthrough Energy” firm, and “Bloomber Philanthropies” are among a number of activist and self-interested agriculture related groups behind GMH, as listed among their partners.

The Trends Journal has reported on how Gates has been manipulating climate policies that happen to benefit his investments, in articles such as “ENERGY INFLATION AND GREEN ENERGY TYCOONS,” 17 May 2022.

Forget Human Health: Gene Editing Foods To Meet Climate Agenda Goals

Just as troubling are the ways companies are changing natural foods via sophisticated gene editing, in order to meet climate agenda goals.

Even if crops were being genetically edited and altered to improve their supposed health to humans, many might object to the fast exploding “designer foods” revolution.

But oftimes, climate goals, and not human health, are the top driver of the gene modifications that are becoming more and more commonplace.

Monsanto has been a leading experimenter in using gene editing and other genetic technologies to design foods to meet climate agenda “sustainability” and emissions goals.

Companies like Corteva Agriscience, Yield10 Bioscience, Benson Hill, and Arcadia Biosciences are among the most active companies in the agricultural gene-editing space, according to S&P Global. (“Gene-edited crops market growth spurred by regulatory progress and approvals,” 17 Jan 2023.)

But world leading companies Bayer and Monsanto are also heavily involved.

Bayer says “We are exploring the application of genome editing in the development of seed and microbial products to both accelerate and expand the range of solutions and alleviate the global pressures that are putting both food security and the future of our planet at risk.” 

Monsanto, known for GMO corn, has also heavily funded gene editing of food crops, including via a 2018 start-up company called Pairwise, Reuters reported. (“Monsanto backs new company focused on gene editing, not GMOs,” 20 Mar 2018.) 

Pairwise says it has used CRISPR and Fulcrum gene editing technology to demonstrate gene editing in over a dozen food crops.

SEE: Gene-Edited CRISPR Salads Headed To American And Canadian Restaurants

That includes row crops like corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and canola, and the company website says:

[We] have made significant advancements in creating the tools necessary to address critical challenges for these crops’ growth and sustainability in our current world.

Africa has been a focus region for experimenting with gene edited crops. A 2022 Frontiers in Genome Editing paper noted the link between climate goals and gene editing:

“Genome editing has the potential to reduce inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, etc., increase yields, improve nutrition, and develop climate-resilient crops.”

(“Genome Editing for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa,” 12 May 2022.)

Science magazine Nature has also detailed how climate change is a driver of gene edited crops. 

A 2022 paper advocating for gene editing crops claimed the risks were in line with “past and current breeding methods,” and pointed to climate benefits, as well as supposed potential for human health benefits:

Widespread enthusiasm about potential contributions of genome-edited crops to address climate change, food security, nutrition and health, environmental sustainability and diversification of agriculture is dampened by concerns about the associated risks. Analysis of the top seven risks of genome-edited crops finds that the scientific risks are comparable to those of accepted, past and current breeding methods, but failure to address regulatory, legal and trade framework, and the granting of social license, squanders the potential benefits.

(“Genome-edited crops for improved food security of smallholder farmers,” 22 Apr 2022.)

SEE: As Media Declares “Global Hunger Crisis” Media Blasts Organic Farming, Looking To Implement Gene-Edited Foods

Health benefits being claimed for these gene-edited crops innovations are untested in any real-world longterm human consumption studies.

The Trends Journal has previously covered a recent study showing issues with these technologies that may well affect human health in unexpected ways. (See “CRISPR GENE EDITING FOR FOOD, UNFORESEEN MUTATIONS INCLUDED,” 2 May 2023.) 

Forget EVs: Walking And Bicycles and Living In 15 Minute Cities Rolling Out In The U.K. (And Soon The U.S.)

Trends In Technocracy has long pointed out that climate agenda bait and switch is systematically used to gain public acceptance to  to “transition” to supposedly better sustainable technologies, with no real intention to follow through.

Thus the fantasy that most people will simply transition from combustion engine cars to electric vehicles is quickly falling apart, as the exorbitant costs of EVs is becoming more apparent.

In the U.K., a government agency with the appropriately Orwellian designation “Active Travel England,” (ATE) is focused on implementing restrictions that will force citizens to abandon cars and travel less, in a more limited range.

The stated objective of ATE, an executive agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), is to make walking, “wheeling” (skateboards scooters), and bicycling the preferred choice for everyone to get around in England.

A recent article on the agency website touted how ATE is working on infrastructure to support these limited forms of travel, while discouraging more extended travel methods and options. (“Active Travel England to be consulted on all large planning applications,” 1 Jun 2023.)

The biggest takeaway was that the ATE will have a mandated say over the travel design of all planning for communities of certain sizes:

As of today (1 June 2023), ATE is officially a statutory consultee on all planning applications for developments equal to or exceeding 150 housing units, 7,500 m2 of floorspace or an area of 5 hectares.

The story presents more primitive technologies and means of transport as a brave new future that empowers people, while actually limiting them in order to satisfy climate agenda goals.

Building in active travel at design stage will also help to avoid big increases in vehicle traffic and reduce the need for costly upgrades to major road junctions or other corrective action in the future.

Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman said:

‘Active travel is essential to improving public health, reducing emissions and tackling the cost of living crisis. That’s why we’re working to ensure millions more people have the opportunity to walk, wheel or cycle from their doorstep to where they need to be.’

If that sounds like one more retrograde marvel in store for average non-wealthy, non-elites, it should serve as one more wake-up call concerning the deeply de-human degrowth objectives at the root of the climate change agenda.

SEE: California Passes Bill To Pay Residents $1000 For Not Owning A Car

In the U.S., some cities are currently developing or implementing “15 minute city” designs that happen to be the same ones noted for being riddled with street crime, violence, horrible fiscal management, and lifestyle and health dictates that have literally led people to flee them in droves, including Baltimore, Portland, Seattle, and NYC.

Addendum: Get Ready For Appliances That Cost More And Do Less

A new Slaynews.com article points to the deleterious effects of radical climate dictates, though by focusing just on common home appliances, it understates how economically damaging those dictates will soon become. (“Biden’s Green Rules Will Cause Home Appliance Costs to Soar, Experts Warn,” 2 Jun 2023.)

The article quotes O.H. Skinner, executive director of the Alliance for Consumers, detailing how Biden administration energy regulations are pushing already strict standards to the point where products will be retrograde in performance, while simultaneously becoming prohibitively expensive for many.

Skinner warned: 

That will make it so that nearly the majority of the current products on the market don’t meet the standards and have to be redesigned or removed from the market. Everyday things that people actually want are going to get more expensive or disappear, and the products that will be available will be more expensive but not better. People are going to wonder why life is worse.

SEE: US Department Of Energy Proposes New Standards To Make Washers, Refrigerators, And Other Appliances More “Efficient”

Skinner was talking about things like washing machines, stoves and air conditioners.

But industry and energy production will also take a huge hit from the extreme policies, as The Trends Journal has been alerting readers in numerous articles.

For some recent examples, see:

• “HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE DEGROWTH AGENDA CRUSHING CONSUMER DEMAND” (25 Apr 2023)
• “MOVING TO ENERGY AND TECH THAT ‘ISN’T THERE’” (16 May 2023)
• “DEGROWTH: BBC HIGHLIGHTS LOW CARBON ‘LIFESTYLES’ WHERE CARS AND TRAVEL FREEDOM WILL BE ‘THING OF THE PAST’” (23 May 2023)

And in another late breaking development, journalist Greg Price posted this preview on Twitter of how a Green Energy “eminent domain” takeover is playing out for farmers in South Dakota right now.

A group called Summit Carbon Solutions with campaign contribution connections to GOP politicians has plans to seize farm properties to build a carbon capture pipeline that would transport CO2 emissions from Iowa to North Dakota, to be stored underground.

Price says farmers are being bullied and intimidated, as officials sit on their hands.

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

And yet these things and so much more the American public could care less about and does not have the slightest idea as to what’s going on. More are learning but it so little too late, quite frankly.

[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. [7] As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. [8] They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. [9] And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. [10] For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. [11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

Hosea 4:6-11

This article needs little more commentary for it speaks for itself, as the Lord moves once again to remove America and other Western lands out of its place.

[20] He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. [21] He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. [22] He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. [23] He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. [24] He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. [25] They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Job 12:20-25

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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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