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French farmers drive about 350 tractors through Paris to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal ahead of its signing, demanding income support and food sovereignty as authorities prepare additional aid while protests persist and ports conduct product-origin checks.
Massive solar storms have disrupted GPS systems in high-tech tractors across America, causing them to behave erratically, as charged particles from the Sun interfere with the Earth's ionosphere. This has led to significant challenges for farmers who rely on GPS for precise farming operations. The issue is exacerbated by the current peak in the Sun's 11-year cycle, with more solar activity expected, potentially affecting more farmers who now depend on GPS technology.
Hundreds of farmers in Spain drove their tractors into central Madrid to protest EU and local farming policies, demanding measures to alleviate production cost hikes. They complain that EU environmental policies and a law aimed at ensuring fair prices for their goods are limiting their business and making their products more expensive than non-EU imports. Czech farmers are also joining in the protests against EU agriculture policies by driving their tractors to border crossings to meet colleagues from neighboring countries.
Czech farmers drove their tractors into downtown Prague to protest high energy costs, bureaucracy, and the EU's Green Deal, joining a wave of farmer protests across Europe. The protests aim to address low prices, high costs, cheap imports, and climate change constraints. The government has distanced itself from the protests, stating that the organizers have little to do with real farming, while the Agrarian Chamber plans further protests alongside other European farmers at border crossings.
Dozens of Italian farmers with tractors have gathered on the edge of Rome to demand lower fuel taxes, better prices for their products, and an easing of EU environmental regulations. The farmers plan a major demonstration, with around 1,500 to 2,000 tractors expected to converge on Rome by Friday. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attributed the farmers' anger to the "environmental transition" and highlighted increased EU agricultural aid to Italy following a renegotiation.
Colorado has become the first state in the US to enact a law guaranteeing farmers the right to repair their tractors and other equipment themselves or at independent repair shops. The law requires manufacturers to provide parts, software, firmware, tools, or documentation to independent repair providers and owners of the manufacturer's agricultural equipment. Failing to provide repair resources will be considered a deceptive trade practice under the new Colorado law. John Deere has opposed the law, saying it is unnecessary and will carry unintended consequences that negatively impact its customers.