Plans to reduce the use of fertilizers by Canadian farmers in the name of combating climate change have sparked widespread outrage in the country among farmers and provincial governments. Farmers actively urge the population to support them and take to the streets. “Farms or famine. Take the side of the farmers,” called the farmers today at a demonstration in Toronto.

A meeting of federal and provincial ministers ended in Saskatoon on Friday, at which several provinces said they were disappointed with the government's actions.

The federal government is seeking to mandate the reduction of nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizers, saying it is a greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. While the Trudeau government says they want a 30% reduction in emissions, not fertilizer, farm officials say that for now, reducing nitrous oxide emissions cannot be done without reducing fertilizer use.

"The provinces have been frustrated by the lack of flexibility and consultation around the federal target," Minister Lisa Thompson of Ontario said after the meeting.

Several provincial governments and organizations representing farmers have been asked to measure the reduction in fertilizer emissions using intensity metrics - how much food is produced versus how much fertilizer is used. Trudeau's government is demanding absolute cuts in emissions, which farmers say will lead to less food at a time when the world can't afford it.

“The world needs Canada to increase production and become the solution to global food shortages. The federal government needs to show that they understand this,” Alberta Minister Nate Horner expressed his opinion.

"We're really concerned about this inexplicable goal," Saskatchewan-based Minister David Marit confirmed.

Federal Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau called the government's goal ambitious, but says farmers will accept it.

“I meet with many farmers. I know how much they care about the environment and how much they are investing in new methods and new technologies in order to reduce their emissions as much as possible,” Bibo said. "The idea is to produce the most environmentally friendly food in the world."

Farming groups such as Western Canadian wheat growers have said the federal plan will cut crops, cut farm family incomes and raise food prices at Canadian grocery stores.

While Ministers Thompson, Horner, and Marit were successful and professional farmers and ranchers before entering politics, Bibeau was an international development bureaucrat and ran a small tourism-related business.

Similar plans to reduce the use of fertilizers have led to massive protests in Europe, in particular the Netherlands. The country was engulfed in riots, farmers and ordinary residents took to the streets of cities, blocked roads. The Dutch government intends to reduce the number of farms by almost half, and given that this is one of the main types of labor activity in the country, the dissatisfaction of the population is understandable.

Experts urge to stop politicizing global warming

Environmental activists regularly hold rallies in support of the fight against global warming, but scientists call for an end to panic

Over a thousand scientists from all over the world, including Russia, signed the World Climate Declaration, which says that in fact there is no catastrophic situation on Earth with climate change - all processes are going as they should, and the influence of anthropogenic factor on global warming is exaggerated.

Scientists are calling for an end to panic, because in the history of our planet, periods of warming are replaced by cooling and vice versa. For example, now there is a period of warming after the recently (by geological standards, of course) ended Little Ice Age.

The last Little Ice Age ended very recently, in 1850. Therefore, it is not surprising that we are now experiencing a period of warming, the document says.

Scientists agree that human activity affects the climate to some extent, but not at all to the extent that politicians who earn points on “saving humanity” try to tell about it.

Experts say that all climate change forecasts today are based on computer models. However, these models are very far from reality: for example, since 1850, the climate has warmed much less than predicted by calculations.

“The gap between the real world and the simulated one tells us that we are very far from understanding the mechanisms of climate change,” scientists say.

And they also explain that the worldwide fight against CO2 is just stupid.

CO2 is not a pollutant. Additional carbon dioxide in the air contributes to the growth of global plant biomass and increases crop yields around the world.

It is noteworthy that the world scientific media simply ignored the appearance of such a competent document. Apparently, this is not very beneficial for some.

https://clintel.org/

Wolfgang Petersen, the German writer-director who surfaced in Hollywood following the triumph of his submarine masterpiece Das Boot to make the action blockbusters In the Line of Fire, Air Force One and The Perfect Storm, has died. He was 81.

Petersen died Friday at his Brentwood home of pancreatic cancer.

Das Boot is real masterpiece, as well as The Perfect Storm.

Agricultural producer prices in June 2022 were 33.9% higher than in June 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the increase compared to the same month of the previous year is thus slightly lower again. In May 2022, the rate of change was +35.6%, in April 2022 +40.0%. Compared to the previous month, prices fell by 1.9% in June 2022. Prices for crop products (+35.7%), as well as for products of animal origin (+32.8%) increased significantly compared to the same month of the previous year, although not as much as in May 2022 (+36 .9% and +34.7% respectively).

The increase in prices for crop products this month is mainly due to grain prices. In June 2022, the increase in cereal prices was 59.3% higher than in the same month of the previous year. In May, the price increase was still 71.5%. Compared to the previous month, prices fell by 8.0%.

Prices for fruits fell, for vegetables, potatoes and rapeseed rose

Producer prices for fruits in June 2022 were 11.0% lower than a year ago. Price reduction was recorded for table apples from -16.2% and strawberries from -8.5%.

For vegetables (+2.9%), in particular, prices for cauliflower (+36.2%) and asparagus (+35.2%) increased. In May 2022, asparagus prices were still 21.0% lower than the same month last year.

Prices for table potatoes continued to rise in recent months: in June 2022, they increased by 116.1% compared to June 2021. In May 2022, the year-over-year change was +111.4%.

The commercial rapeseed crop increased by 41.2% in June 2022 compared to June 2021. Thus, the trend of the last few months has continued, but not as much as recently. In May 2022, the previous year's change was +60.8%.

Prices for animal products increased by 32.8%, and for milk - by 44.9%

Prices for animal products in June 2022 were 32.8% higher than in June 2021. The price of milk in June 2022 was 44.9% higher than in the same month of the previous year; in May 2022, it amounted to +40.4% year-on-year. Egg prices rose 28.2% in June 2022 compared to the same month last year, due in part to higher energy, transport and packaging costs.

Pet prices increased by 23.5% in June 2022 compared to June 2021. In May 2022, prices increased by 30.7% compared to the same month of the previous year. High prices here continue to manifest themselves, including as a result of the increase. Energy costs and feed prices.

Cattle prices were 22.8% higher in June 2022 and pigs for slaughter were 19.5% higher than the same month last year.

Poultry prices increased by 40.0% in June 2022 compared to June 2021, mainly due to the increase in chicken prices (+44.7%).