Sunday, August 9, 2015

Farm and Food Photos August 9, 2015

Lohmann Brown chickens stand outside a barn at Meadow Haven Farm, a certified organic family run farm, in Sheffield, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. U.S. egg prices, already at a record after an outbreak of avian influenza earlier this year, will rise even higher in the fall with the onset of the so-called holiday baking season, according to one supplier. While there have been no new outbreaks of the disease since June 17, the industry is concerned with the onset of cold weather in the fall. Photographer: Daniel Acker / Bloomberg via Getty Images.

A farmer tends to a field of white cabbages in Geispolsheim, eastern France on August 06, 2015. Elevated evening temperatures, strong heatwaves and a lack of precipitation has blocked their growth, resulting in what some farmers call a 'white year.' The annual cabbage harvest occurs from August until December, and with estimated September precipitation levels, expect output will be 25 to 50% of normal amounts. The Alsace region accounts for 70% of sauerkraut consumed in France, accounting for approximately 60 farms and 700 hectares of land. Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN / Getty Images.

A photo taken on August 6, 2015 shows cows being transported from a dairy farm in Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Belgium, where tuberculosis was discovered in the cattle. Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / BELGA / ERIC LALMAND / Getty Images.

A Pakistani farmer dries his corn in a field on the outskirts of Lahore on August 9, 2015. Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / Arif ALI / Getty Images.

Breeder Larisa Sukhanova takes care of her goats in a farm where goat milk and cheese are manufactured, in the village of Novoe Seltso close to the city of Dmitrov, about 100 km from Moscow, on August 4, 2015. Agriculture is one of the few bright spots in the Russian economy, growing in the first quarter of 2015, despite the economy as a whole sinking into recession on the back of Western sanctions and low oil prices. Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Images.