Notre fin sera votre faim. -- Our end will be your hunger is the slogan of the French farmers' current protest. They are tired of cheap foreign imports which do not have meet the same standards of animal welfare, particularly Ukrainian chicken. The French farmers have always been known for their protests. And the French government is mak…
Notre fin sera votre faim. -- Our end will be your hunger is the slogan of the French farmers' current protest. They are tired of cheap foreign imports which do not have meet the same standards of animal welfare, particularly Ukrainian chicken. The French farmers have always been known for their protests. And the French government is making concessions including a new 2 billion euro fund for farmers. The protests have spread to Greece, Belgian and Germany.
If you want to know about the problems farmers face watch the Amazon Prime Jeremy Clarkson's Farm. Red tape. Bureaucracy. A drive towards net zero in some countries which make products uncompetitive. And huge multi national supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl who drive hard bargains.
Because of Just in Time stocking of shelves (Paris only has enough food for 3 days apparently), the French farmers felt they can do something.
I second the “Clarkson’s Farm” recommendation. Season 1 really highlights how the vagaries of the weather can make or break a year for a farm; and season 2 shows the absurd bureaucracy that gets in farmers’ way when they try to feed the people. There will be no season 3 because Clarkson wrote a humourous op-Ed a year or so ago about Megan Markle, and he was cancelled for “racism” (even though the piece contained no actual racism). IMHO, “Clarkson’s Farm” was more interesting and useful to society than the blighted Ms. Markle could ever be…
The release date for series 3 of Clarkson's Farm is 3 May 2024. They are currently filming series 4. Amazon Prime is driven by numbers of eyeballs watching and it is a huge hit.
GREAT news! I never heard this update…the last I heard was Amazon’s statement that they were not renewing it because of his “racism” towards Markle. This is one case where I’m thrilled to hear that capitalism won out over wokeism!
Even the Ukrainian chickens are being mistreated? Quick! Send them a few billion$$. Ukrainian chickens need and deserve our support, no matter how long it takes
Personally I'd rather have the Ukrainians fighting the Russians than NATO. If you want to see the missteps of the West (including Biden and Obama) watch the BBC series Putin v the West. The second series has just dropped. But the mistakes which have been made including Obama's little red lines...are jaw-dropping. The former French President Hollande is a stand out in the early episodes, explaining his dismay at some of the things. The other thing is how old Biden looked back in 2011.
It is good that Ukraine is starting to export again though as that was part of the reason for the huge Cost of Living increases in 2022. It is just that they don't have the same animal welfare standards (supposedly).
It pleases me that the slogan sounds much better in French.
And they're right, of course. Too many people don't think any further than the grocery store, which has always had food for them to buy. They don't realize what is involved in getting that food to the grocery store:
- the land that must be kept clear and fertile (which involves equipment being manufactured, maintained, and fueled, and fertilizers being made and transported)
- the seeds that must be grown the previous year so they can be planted
- the tending of crops to protect them from failure (and then the weather may not cooperate)
- the harvesting (again involving equipment and all that comes with that)
- the transportation to processing plants (which involves vehicle upkeep and fuel)
- the processing (which involves maintaining equipment and getting packaging supplies, which also have to be manufactured and transported to the location)
- transportation to stores (more vehicle upkeep and fuel)
Urbanites are much closer to starving than they realize. When they attack the chain of production and transport (by voting for policies that damage it), they are pressing a razor to their own throats.
"To all you hunters who kill animals for food, shame on you! You ought to go to the store and buy the meat that was made there, where no animals were harmed."
So I've had a lot of very left friends in my day - and I have never heard any one of them say something like that. Maybe it's their kids you're referring to..
Actually, some of the hunting groups such as Ducks Unlimited have been instrumental in conservation. And right now in the UK, it should be eat more Bambi because for a variety of reasons, there is an overpopulation of deer which is causing ecological harm to the Highlands.
Deer are very prone to overpopulation (and ultimately starvation) when they have no natural predators. It causes significant problems here in the Midwest.
It’s out of hand in VA. I’ve alone had multiple deer accidents. They’ll run right into your car door, not to mention running in front of you. Bring back wolves and mountain lions to the Blue Ridge Mountains! Of course I’m kidding, mostly…
Mountain lions have returned to the Midwest. The DNR people used to pooh-pooh reports of mountain lion sightings back in the 90s, but once people started using trail cams, there was hard proof. There have even been a few incidents of the big cats having to be relocated because they were hanging out too close to residential areas.
Yeah, Mountain lions are no joke. They’ve been spotted in Kentucky so they’re probably in the Blueridge in small numbers. No wolves as of yet, although I’ve personally seen a coy-wolf in the George Washington National Forest on the BRP and it was waaaay to big to be a pure coyote! We do have those of course. The same day a bobcat and a black bear ran across the road in front of me about 30 yards or so. Not together though🤣
Notre fin sera votre faim. -- Our end will be your hunger is the slogan of the French farmers' current protest. They are tired of cheap foreign imports which do not have meet the same standards of animal welfare, particularly Ukrainian chicken. The French farmers have always been known for their protests. And the French government is making concessions including a new 2 billion euro fund for farmers. The protests have spread to Greece, Belgian and Germany.
If you want to know about the problems farmers face watch the Amazon Prime Jeremy Clarkson's Farm. Red tape. Bureaucracy. A drive towards net zero in some countries which make products uncompetitive. And huge multi national supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl who drive hard bargains.
Because of Just in Time stocking of shelves (Paris only has enough food for 3 days apparently), the French farmers felt they can do something.
I second the “Clarkson’s Farm” recommendation. Season 1 really highlights how the vagaries of the weather can make or break a year for a farm; and season 2 shows the absurd bureaucracy that gets in farmers’ way when they try to feed the people. There will be no season 3 because Clarkson wrote a humourous op-Ed a year or so ago about Megan Markle, and he was cancelled for “racism” (even though the piece contained no actual racism). IMHO, “Clarkson’s Farm” was more interesting and useful to society than the blighted Ms. Markle could ever be…
The release date for series 3 of Clarkson's Farm is 3 May 2024. They are currently filming series 4. Amazon Prime is driven by numbers of eyeballs watching and it is a huge hit.
https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/clarksons-farm-season-3-everything-we-know
GREAT news! I never heard this update…the last I heard was Amazon’s statement that they were not renewing it because of his “racism” towards Markle. This is one case where I’m thrilled to hear that capitalism won out over wokeism!
Loved Jeremy clarkson’s farm show! Potatoes were his best crop.
OTOH the French are revolting. As always.
Maybe if they'd start using deodorant??
He is filming a new series -- his 4th? Anyway it is a huge hit over here. And hugely enjoyable. He does a good job of showing the madness.
He has sent a message f support to the French farmers.
And of course the French are manning the barricades, it is a national pastime.
Actually people forget how rural France is. One of the biggest farming sectors in France is of course wine.
Even the Ukrainian chickens are being mistreated? Quick! Send them a few billion$$. Ukrainian chickens need and deserve our support, no matter how long it takes
Personally I'd rather have the Ukrainians fighting the Russians than NATO. If you want to see the missteps of the West (including Biden and Obama) watch the BBC series Putin v the West. The second series has just dropped. But the mistakes which have been made including Obama's little red lines...are jaw-dropping. The former French President Hollande is a stand out in the early episodes, explaining his dismay at some of the things. The other thing is how old Biden looked back in 2011.
It is good that Ukraine is starting to export again though as that was part of the reason for the huge Cost of Living increases in 2022. It is just that they don't have the same animal welfare standards (supposedly).
It pleases me that the slogan sounds much better in French.
And they're right, of course. Too many people don't think any further than the grocery store, which has always had food for them to buy. They don't realize what is involved in getting that food to the grocery store:
- the land that must be kept clear and fertile (which involves equipment being manufactured, maintained, and fueled, and fertilizers being made and transported)
- the seeds that must be grown the previous year so they can be planted
- the tending of crops to protect them from failure (and then the weather may not cooperate)
- the harvesting (again involving equipment and all that comes with that)
- the transportation to processing plants (which involves vehicle upkeep and fuel)
- the processing (which involves maintaining equipment and getting packaging supplies, which also have to be manufactured and transported to the location)
- transportation to stores (more vehicle upkeep and fuel)
Urbanites are much closer to starving than they realize. When they attack the chain of production and transport (by voting for policies that damage it), they are pressing a razor to their own throats.
But isn’t the grocery store where food comes from?
And electricity comes from that little socket on the wall.
My favorite Lefties-have-shit-for-brains example:
"To all you hunters who kill animals for food, shame on you! You ought to go to the store and buy the meat that was made there, where no animals were harmed."
So I've had a lot of very left friends in my day - and I have never heard any one of them say something like that. Maybe it's their kids you're referring to..
:)
Head in hands.
Actually, some of the hunting groups such as Ducks Unlimited have been instrumental in conservation. And right now in the UK, it should be eat more Bambi because for a variety of reasons, there is an overpopulation of deer which is causing ecological harm to the Highlands.
Deer are very prone to overpopulation (and ultimately starvation) when they have no natural predators. It causes significant problems here in the Midwest.
It’s out of hand in VA. I’ve alone had multiple deer accidents. They’ll run right into your car door, not to mention running in front of you. Bring back wolves and mountain lions to the Blue Ridge Mountains! Of course I’m kidding, mostly…
Mountain lions have returned to the Midwest. The DNR people used to pooh-pooh reports of mountain lion sightings back in the 90s, but once people started using trail cams, there was hard proof. There have even been a few incidents of the big cats having to be relocated because they were hanging out too close to residential areas.
Yeah, Mountain lions are no joke. They’ve been spotted in Kentucky so they’re probably in the Blueridge in small numbers. No wolves as of yet, although I’ve personally seen a coy-wolf in the George Washington National Forest on the BRP and it was waaaay to big to be a pure coyote! We do have those of course. The same day a bobcat and a black bear ran across the road in front of me about 30 yards or so. Not together though🤣
When the prey (deer) are extremely abundant, predators are attracted.
Wolves to the rescue!