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Adrian Wawrzyniak checks that ...upport for farmers in Ukraine.

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks that his tractor has correctly spaced out the rows of corn on his farm near Turzany, Poland. He belongs to a farmer’s organization, Solidarity NSZZ, that has protested against Polish and European Union support for farmers in Ukraine.

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks the co...om last year's harvest.

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks the condition of corn in storage, left over from last year's harvest.

Mr. Wawrzyniak kept last year&... for this year's crop.

Mr. Wawrzyniak kept last year’s corn stayed in storage because the Polish government suggested farmers would get higher prices later. Now, he has no room left for this year's crop.

Mr. Wawrzyniak bought his GPS-... supporting Ukrainian farmers.

Mr. Wawrzyniak bought his GPS-equipped tractor and other state-of-the-art equipment with EU subsidies. Now, he is frustrated with the bloc for its methods of supporting Ukrainian farmers.

At his house, Mr. Wawrzyniak looks at the Polish flag by the door.

Mr. Wawrzyniak is a conservativ... on a table in his living room.

Mr. Wawrzyniak is a conservative Catholic, as are many in this part of Poland farm country. A Bible and other religious literature lie on a table in his living room.

Mr. Wawrzyniak has dinner with ... school run by nuns in Wroclaw.

Mr. Wawrzyniak has dinner with wife Anna, 23, mother Grazyna, 55, and sister Nikola, 16. Nikola and sister Miram, 18, study at a Catholic school run by nuns in Wroclaw.

Adrian Wawrzyniak heads to the fields after lunch break

Adrian Wawrzyniak greets his on...son Bogumil through the window.

Adrian Wawrzyniak greets his one-year-old son Bogumil through the window.

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Preparations for sowing wheat in Mr. Wawrzyniak's field

Mr. Wawrzyniak pours fertilizer...recent months, along with fuel.

Mr. Wawrzyniak pours fertilizer, which has grown more expensive in recent months, along with fuel.

Mr. Wawrzyniak says he supports...roach to Ukrainian agriculture.

Mr. Wawrzyniak says he supports Ukraine in its struggle against Russia, but he and his organization will keep pressing the EU to change its approach to Ukrainian agriculture.

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks that h...ut the rows of corn on his farm

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks that his tractor has correctly spaced out the rows of corn on his farm

Mr. Wawrzyniak’s farm...that will grow there this year.

Mr. Wawrzyniak’s farm spans 400 hectares. He’s not sure what to do with the crops that will grow there this year.

Adrian Wawrzyniak carries cerea...lks in his car to check later.

Adrian Wawrzyniak carries cereal stalks in his car to check later.

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks the in...tics of the corn he has bought.

Adrian Wawrzyniak checks the internet the characteristics of the corn he has bought.

Adrian Wawrzyniak’s 4...house with corn from his field.

Adrian Wawrzyniak’s 400-hectare farm. He feeds the ducks and geese that he keeps at the pond next to the house with corn from his field.

04.28.2023 Winsko, Poland. Adri... hectares of land Winsko Poland

04.28.2023 Winsko, Poland. Adrian Wawrzyniak, 34,farmer and Solidarity NSZZ spokesman, on his field. He has 400 hectares of land Winsko Poland

Farmers from Adrian Wawrzyniak&...s. Czaplice, Poland, 27.04.2023

Farmers from Adrian Wawrzyniak's neighbouring village sow beets.
Czaplice, Poland, 27.04.2023

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SOWING TROUBLE IN POLISH SOIL- for The Globe&Mail

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Updated May 2023

Sowing trouble in Polish soil

Farmers in Poland are pushing back at Europe’s wartime support for their Ukrainian counterparts, complaining that tariff-free exports have depressed prices and put their current crops’ future in limbo.

Adrian Wawrzyniak is part of a national farmers’ group, Solidarity NSZZ, which has organized several protests to demand compensation for the EU’s policy on Ukrainian grains.

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