Tag Archives: flood

Revisiting the “eat local” Idea

Posted on June 15, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on Thought + Food:
I just came across this review of a book called “The Locavore’s Delusion”, and yes, it is a nod to that other book, in case you were wondering! The authors of the book tried to…

Posted in food, knowledge transfer | Tagged access to food, biotechnology, climate-ready crop, flood, food, food availability, food quality, food safety, food security, food sovereignty, genetic modification, grain, grocery, local breed, local community, local variety, marker assisted selection, plant_monocot, Scuba rice, selective breeding, staple food, sustainable, trade, transport | 3 Comments

Scuba rice: biotech crop on a fast track towards release

Posted on May 25, 2014 by argylesock

A new biotech rice variety called Scuba or Swarna-Sub1 is going through field trials in India. It’s a long-grained rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica) designed to be ‘climate-ready’ or ‘climate-smart’. That is, it’s designed to grow well as climates … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, knowledge transfer, weather and climate | Tagged Africa, Asia, backcrossing, biotechnology, breeding, climate, climate-ready crop, crop diversity, crop variety, Department for International Development, development, farmer, field trial, flood, gene, grain, International Rice Research Institute, marker assisted backcrossing, marker assisted selection, paddy field, plant_monocot, research, rice, rice Swarna, Scuba rice, seed, selective breeding, staple food, trade, weather | 6 Comments

A Global Perspective on the Recent Storms and Floods in the UK

Posted on February 9, 2014 by argylesock

Our United Kingdom Met Office shows us a Global Perspective on the Recent Storms and Floods that have been battering parts of our islands. ‘As yet, there is no definitive answer on the possible contribution of climate change to the … Continue reading →

Posted in knowledge transfer, weather and climate | Tagged climate, farmer, flood, gardener, Met Office, rain, storm, weather, wind | Leave a comment

Wild weather and a rubbish response

Posted on January 31, 2014 by argylesock

Yesterday our British Met Office announced an incredibly wet January in parts of Southern England. Before the month was over, ‘the southeast and central southern England region has already had its wettest January in records going back to 1910.’ The … Continue reading →

Posted in weather and climate | Tagged Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, drainage, Environment Agency, farmer, flood, Paterson_Owen, politics, rain, water, waterway, weather | 10 Comments

Wind and rainfall data 29 to 30 December 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Official blog of the Met Office news team:
As forecast gales and heavy rain are again affecting the UK. Below you can see the highest gusts of wind and rainfal totals recorded at Met Office observing sites…

Posted in weather and climate | Tagged climate, data, flood, Met Office, rain, weather, wind | Leave a comment

Our change in the weather and how the jet stream is driving it

Posted on December 13, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Official blog of the Met Office news team:
After a quiet spell of weather courtesy of a slow moving area of high pressure, we are now entering an unsettled period as a series of Atlantic depressions are…

Posted in weather and climate | Tagged climate, flood, Met Office, weather | Leave a comment

A new invader to eat rice plants?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by argylesock

The Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) for Britain doesn’t list apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata) as invasive species, but perhaps it should. Apple snails are aquatic. They spread when there’s flooding, when they cling onto larger animals or onto … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, ecology, miniculture | Tagged alien species, America, apple snail, aquaculture, Asia, crop, data, farmer, flood, gastropod, heliculture, herbivore, invasive species, map, mollusc, nematode, parasite, parasite transmission, pest, pet, plant_monocot, rice, roundworm, snail, vector, waterway | Leave a comment

Another Victory for Seed Freedom

Posted on July 16, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on The Noah Project:
Dr. Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned advocate for seed freedom and opponent of GMO’s, explains why the Indian Court’s rejection of Monsanto’s climate resilient plant patent is so important to seed freedom: Monsanto tried to…

Posted in food, knowledge transfer | Tagged Asia, biotechnology, breeding, climate, crop, crop variety, flood, food, food safety, food sovereignty, genetic modification, grain, law, local variety, millet, patent, pearl millet, plant_monocot, rice, salt, seed, selective breeding | 2 Comments

New grass hybrid could help reduce the likelihood of flooding

Posted on May 17, 2013 by argylesock

What can farmers and growers do when the weather’s gone weird? In this time of climate change, nobody can really tell you what kind of weather to expect. This is no joke if you’re making your living on the land. … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, weather and climate | Tagged climate, conservation, crop variety, flood, grass, hybrid, livestock, pasture, research, selective breeding, soil, water, weather | 4 Comments

Tree of the month: Alder

Posted on April 26, 2013 by argylesock

The moon was full last night. So according to my favourite version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now halfway through the Month of the Alder. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged alien species, ancient woodland, bacterium, bird, bryophyte, catkin, disease, emerging disease, Europe, finfish, flood, flower, forest, fungus, garden, history, indicator species, invertebrate, land reclamation, land use, lichen, mammal, map, mollusc, moss, mould, myth, native species, ogham, pathogen, Phytophthora alni, plant_dicot, seed, seed dispersal, spring, symbiosis, tree, vertebrate, water, waterway, wetland, wildlife, woodland | 5 Comments