Sunday, July 30, 2017

Global Food and Agriculture Photos July 30, 2017

This roundup of global food, farming, and agricultural photos appears every Sunday on Big Picture Agriculture.

U.S.A.

Montmorency cherry trees fall from a tree during harvest in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

A farmer drives a hydraulic tree shaker through a row of Montmorency cherry trees during harvest in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

Montmorency cherry trees move up a harvesting machine into a bin of water during harvest in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

A farm worker operates a forklift to move a bin of Montmorency cherries in water during harvest in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

Montmorency cherries sit in a bin of cold water at the Seaquist Orchard processing facility in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

Montmorency cherries sit in a bin of cold water at the Seaquist Orchard processing facility in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

A pitting machine removes seeds from Montmorency cherries at the Seaquist Orchard processing facility in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

Workers perform quality checks on Montmorency cherries moving along a conveyor belt at the Seaquist Orchard processing facility in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2017. Photo credit: Mark Kauzlarich / Bloomberg / Getty Images.

FRANCE

A group of cattle gather in a field in L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre on July 27, 2017. Photo credit: AFP / ERIC CABANIS / Getty Images.

People harvest Muscat grapes at the Chateau de Jau estate in Cases-de-Pene, southern France, on July 26, 2017. Knocked off course by a cold spring snap, French wine production from Bordeaux to Alsace has dropped dramatically this year and could hit 'a historic low', according to the agriculture ministry. Photo credit: AFP / RAYMOND ROIG / Getty Images.

NETHERLANDS

A photo taken on July 27, 2017 shows eggs in crates at a farm in Doornenburg, the Netherlands. Dutch authorities have shut down various poultry farms after they used Fipronil, a banned pesticide. Photo credit: AFP / VINCENT JANNINK / Getty Images.

UKRAINE

Stork selects uncollected grain. Harvesting combines in the fields of Novovodolazhsky district of Kharkiv region, Ukraine on July 25, 2017. Photo credit: NurPhoto / Getty Images.

CHECHNYA

A woman checks tomatoes at the Rodina agriculture plant in Grozny, Chechnya on July 25, 2017. Photo credit: AFP / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Images.

BELARUS

People harvesting blueberries at the Olshany farming enterprise in the agro-town of Olshany, Stolin District. Photo credit: TASS / Viktor Drachev / Getty Images.

Plastic boxes of harvested blueberries at the Olshany farming enterprise in the agro-town of Olshany, Stolin District. Photo credit: TASS / Viktor Drachev / Getty Images.

SPAIN

A shepherd walks his herd through the field in Pampliega, near Burgos, in Castile and Leon's region on July 26, 2017. Water reserves were at June 12 at 53.4% capacity, well below the average of the last five years, at 72.7%, warned the Spanish Minister of Agriculture Garcia Tejerina. Photo credit: AFP / CESAR MANSO / Getty Images.

Dry and cracked earth is pictured in the Aguilar de Campoo reservoir, capacity of 247hm3, on July 25, 2017 near Palencia, in Castile and Leon's region with a latest measurment indicating a low 45 cubic hectometres. Photo credit: AFP / CESAR MANSO / Getty Images.

LATIN AMERICA

People attend the Native Seeds Fair at a square in downtown Asuncion on July 28, 2017. Farmers at the fair exchange their products, mostly seeds that have supposedly not been contaminated with chemical products. Photo credit: AFP / NORBERTO DUARTE / Getty Images.

US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue (L) and his Mexican counterpart Jose Calzada pose for pictures after offering a joint press conference in Merida, Yucatan State, Mexico, on July 28, 2017. Perdue and Calzada met for talks on agricultural trade issues ahead of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Photo credit: AFP / HUGO BORGES / Getty Images.

CHINA

This photo taken on July 27, 2017 shows tourists visiting a tea garden in Sanjiang in south China's Guangxi province. Photo credit: AFP / STR / Getty Images.

UAE

Obaid Al-Mazrouei (R) president of the annual Liwa Date Festival inspects dates during the festival in the western region of Liwa, south of Abu Dhabi on July 28, 2017. The UAE grows five types of dates which are displayed during the festival with judges checking the quality of the dates and later visiting the date farms before a final winner is chosen. Photo credit: AFP / KARIM SAHIB / Getty Images.

AFGHANISTAN

In this photograph taken on July 28, 2017, Afghan farmers work in a wheat field during harvest on the outskirts Mazar-i- Sharif. Photo credit: AFP / FARSHAD USYAN / Getty Images.

INDONESIA

A man carries a bound dog in sacks before slaughtering it at a dog meat butchery house on July 27, 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesians have seen a surprising hike in dog meat sales even though the world's most populous Muslim country does not have a tradition of eating dogs due to their religion. According to reports, an increasing number of people started stealing dogs to sell to meat vendors for additional income, with up to 100,000 dogs slaughtered for consumption every year in Bali using inhumane and unsanitary methods. The sale of dog meat is not illegal in Indonesia, but animal cruelty and the sale of infected meat is, as footage uncovered by animal rights groups recently revealed dogs being kept for days in horrific conditions before being violently slaughtered and sold to unsuspecting tourists at food stalls on Balinese beaches, even though the local government has denied the allegations. Dog meat is known to be popular in some parts of Indonesia and other Asian countries but reports have indicated a surprising contrast with countries like South Korea and China, where the practice of eating dog meat have been increasingly shunned as incomes have risen, while many Indonesians who are too poor to eat livestock, they can still afford dogs or cats for consumption, which consumers believe can cure skin diseases and boost vitality. Photo credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images.

Arid land is seen as farmers are forced to cut rice for livestock feed due to crop failure after drought hit Aceh, Indonesia on July 22, 2017. Drought and erratic weather occurring in Aceh and several other provinces in Indonesia has caused crop failures and forest fires. Photo credit: Anadolu Agency / Getty Images.