One of the more disingenuous ways of framing this issue. Farmers do not ‘rely on’ this satellite. At best it provides them with ancillary information about global carbon levels that ultimately has nothing to do with farming or them directly.
smackeyacky · 1h ago
The article states that the satellite data is also used for crop yield predictions.
This can be important for pricing things like futures contracts which farmers very much do care about.
bamboozled · 4m ago
I enjoy the "climate" of discourse this administration has bought to the table, everything requires massive levels of justification now.
For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and many private agricultural consulting companies use the data to forecast and track crop yield, drought conditions and more.
Here's an idea, why doesn't the administration tell us why it's ending the programs?
It is unclear why the Trump administration seeks to end the missions.
Or (69 points, 19 hours ago, 26 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44807419
Or (29 points, 1 day ago, 4 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44796597
This can be important for pricing things like futures contracts which farmers very much do care about.
For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and many private agricultural consulting companies use the data to forecast and track crop yield, drought conditions and more.
Here's an idea, why doesn't the administration tell us why it's ending the programs?
It is unclear why the Trump administration seeks to end the missions.
Does America just run on Trump's vibe now?