"Solar Minimum Deepens" - Onion Shortage - Planting Delays - "Get Seeds to these People!"

NASA's announcement that the "Solar Minimum is Deepening" caused a rash of media articles -- but what does it really mean? With serial multi-billion dollar blows to modern agriculture, we need to start growing our own food. Onion shortages and maple syrup production failures. Farmers are complaining about planting delays after the April blizzard in the US with hashtag #NoPlant19; Prevented Planting acres may be high this season. Saving seeds can save your life. Start growing today.

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all links:

NASA: Solar Minimum Deepens
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1114503/weather-forecast-long-range-nasa-noaa-news-solar-minimum-space-weather
https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2019/04/10/experts-predict-the-solar-cycle/

#NoPlant19
https://twitter.com/JobmanAg/status/1116475998449668097
https://twitter.com/jwolf7447/status/1116746207710388224
https://twitter.com/StrutzGrain/status/1113855751074799616

Corn: Analysts Not Worried "YET"
https://www.agweb.com/article/corn-planting-slows-to-a-crawl-analysts-not-worriedyet/

(...but traders are covering their shorts):
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/corn-firms-as-market-worries-about-planting-delays/
https://www.agweb.com/blog/the-allendale-wake-up-call/strong-snowstorms-make-funds-reconsider-short-positions/

Onion Shortage
https://www.washingtonagnetwork.com/2019/04/11/americas-onion-supply-coming-up-short/
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9077370/i-know-of-practically-no-dutch-red-onions-that-are-still-for-sale/
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9074462/cool-weather-hits-california-cauliflower-production/

Huge Losses:
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-dirt-soil-loss-midwest.html
https://agroinsurance.com/en/iran-flood-causes-3b-of-agricultural-loss/
https://financialtribune.com/articles/energy/97444/snow-cover-rises-by-20-in-iran

Protein Shortage:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/10/killer-hog-disease-a-dire-situation-in-china-stoking-fears-in-us.html
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/jd0RnL/larmet-om-ostersjons-torskar-zombiefiskar-fulla-med-mask
https://www.scotsman.com/news/global-warming-blamed-for-scotland-s-worst-ever-salmon-season-1-4834860