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Driving the road I saw this farmer farming the grain with his huge harvester on a a amazing summer evening in Swabia, Germany. I had to park beside the road to capture this beautiful scene.
Growing asparagus, strawberries and hops is profitable. However, for all of these plants, special "devices" are needed to grow them in Lower Bavaria. Here, I have portrayed three of them, namely foil tunnels, foil greenhouses and rod assemblies needed to grow hops. These are some examples of the way of farming I see nearby and I am often thinking about my objectives of taking pictures. I decided, not to ignore these kinds of landscapes and to develop a special kind of poesy. Definitely, these images are not as "nice" as sunsets, but part of our life.
More shots from a lockdown garden. Noticed this Ant collecting honeydew from the Blackfly on the Cirsium stem, just wish I had taken more time over the shot.
Sorghum bicolor is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Poaceae. Its common name is sorghum, and is also called corn-zaburro in Brazil, millet and sorghum in Mozambique in Angola.
The scientific authority of the species is (L.) Moench, having been published in Methodus plants Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis: the staminum situ describendi 207. 1794.
Sorghum is the fifth most produced cereal in the world, preceded by wheat, rice, corn and barley. In Mozambique, is one of the basic food of the population.
It is human food in many countries of southern Africa, Asia and Central America and important feed component in the United States, Australia and South America. Sorghum grains are useful in the production of flour for baking, industrial starch, alcohol and as fodder or ground cover.
From: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorgo
Sorghum bicolor é uma espécie de planta com flor pertencente à família Poaceae. O seu nome comum é sorgo, e é também chamado milho-zaburro no Brasil, mapira em Moçambique e massambala em Angola.
A autoridade científica da espécie é (L.) Moench, tendo sido publicada em Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis: a staminum situ describendi 207. 1794.
O sorgo é o quinto cereal mais produzido no mundo, antecedido pelo trigo, o arroz, o milho e a cevada. Em Moçambique, constitui um dos alimentos básicos da população.
É alimento humano em muitos países do África Austral, da Ásia e da América Central e importante componente da alimentação animal nos Estados Unidos, na Austrália e na América do Sul. Os grãos do sorgo são úteis na produção de farinha para panificação, amido industrial, álcool e como forragem ou cobertura de solo.
A group of young Rendille walk back home after the daily visit to a local well.
In an arid area like Northern Kenya, this water, rolled back on plastic tanks, is essential in villages where there is no access to running water.
Farmer working on the sprinkler line.
Since his ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family.
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The older I get the more nostalgic I seem to be. If you view this large you can see a young boy riding with his dad.
My dad put a seat beside his on our tractor and I rode many hours with him.
There is quite a difference in the tractors back then and now.
Ants and aphids have a symbiotic relationship whereby the the ants protect the aphids in exchange for honeydew which the aphids secrete as waste.
In a scene that has become far too common in Wisconsin - An abandoned dairy farm sits quiet and forgotten along old Highway 10 between Blenker and Milladore. – October 2016 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day 2025 is celebrated on April 22, marking the 55th anniversary of this global event aimed at promoting environmental awareness and action. The theme for this year is "Our Power, Our Planet," focusing on the importance of renewable energy and collective action to combat climate change. Bonneville County, Idaho.
Moss Landing PG&E plant. Northern California. Sorrounded by farming fields: artichokes, parsley, strawberry, etc.
Interesting patterns created by a farmer while mowing his meadow. The dark color represent a old stream curving it's way through a manmade landscape.