BBC started on Agricultural fertilizer.

[jondear]

The world's forgotten greenhouse gas

Emissions of the greenhouse gas commonly known as laughing gas are soaring. Can we cut emissions from its greatest anthropogenic source?

www.bbc.com

 

[Phil P]

I though rice was the biggest producer or nitrous oxide but not a single mention in that article!

High nitrous oxide fluxes from rice indicate the need to manage water for both long- and short-term climate impacts

Methane from global rice cultivation currently accounts for one-half of all crop-related greenhouse gas emissions. Several international organizations are advocating reductions in methane emissions from rice by promoting intermittent flooding without accounting for the possibility of large...

www.pnas.org

 

[Bury the Trash]

I might plough but I use relativly next to nothing in respect of artificial fertilisers , and I dont fly either , so put that in yer pipes and smoke it.

 

[Bald Rick]

It will be the Prime Minister using BBC contacts to push the anti farming agenda

Bless her

 

[Bramble]

Blah blah blah ...... agriculture is responsible for 27% of N2O emissions etc etc

Don’t forget agriculture is also responsible for 99% of all the food we eat!!!! It’s not all grown in a lab.

 

[Chae1]

I thought vin diesel releases all the Nos into atmosphere. Watched fast and furious Friday night.

 

[john432]

I really do hope we see a world shortage of food...not a good thing to say ..but it would soon turn the anti farming brigade's opinions. It could,happen again,a massive volcanic eruption causing cold weather across the globe..

 

[britt]

I really do hope we see a world shortage of food...not a good thing to say ..but it would soon turn the anti farming brigade's opinions. It could,happen again,a massive volcanic eruption causing cold weather across the globe..

Just look at current grain prices. The world is not "awash" with food at the moment. It wouldn't take much to tip things further.

 

[Will Blackburn]

At last the methane bulls**t is being superseded by artificial fertiliser’s dirty little secret.

 

[TelesnaAg]

This all ends with them taking your land, and then having a massive famine, thats called socialism.

Then the over throw occurs and capitalism comes back in again.

Thats how the cycle rolls.

I have no doubt in my life time i will see some pretty wild sh*t when it comes to food and the city slickers knowing more than than the rich white destructive farmer.

Ant....

 

[betweenthelines]

The lead stories on BBC News are Covid related travel restrictions and the D Day landing Anniversary.

I wonder how many people woke up to news of the D Day landings and thought

"Great, I'll be able to holiday abroad next year!"

 

[john432]

Just look at current grain prices. The world is not "awash" with food at moment. It wouldn't take much to tip things further.

So the days of the intervention stores full of grain, butter, milk powder. Frozen beef are long gone? Are there any massive reserves of say wheat kept for an emergency in this country?

 

[jackrussell101]

Well most vegan food will be grown with artificial fertiliser too haha releasing lots of dirty nitrous oxide into the atmosphere which is 300 times more warming molecule for molecule than CO2!

 

[Raider112]

Well most vegan food will be grown with artificial fertiliser too haha releasing lots of dirty nitrous oxide into the atmosphere which is 300 times more warming molecule for molecule than CO2!

Exactly, they'll be telling us to keep more livestock soon to supply organic fertiliser.

 

[Yale]

Hydroponics.......hmmm?

 

[cb387]

If all that laughing gas was actually being released, you would think the world would be a happier place than it is

 

[melted welly]

Tricky one for the bbc there, conflicted between encouraging veganism but at same time saying need dung instead of artificial fert.
Be keen to see their workings

 

[TheTallGuy]

I really do hope we see a world shortage of food...not a good thing to say ..but it would soon turn the anti farming brigade's opinions. It could,happen again,a massive volcanic eruption causing cold weather across the globe..

That would only help the push towards frankenfoods... the message will be "If we can't rely on farmers then we need to come up with alternative options...." Soylent Green anyone?

 

[yellow belly]

So the days of the intervention stores full of grain, butter, milk powder. Frozen beef are long gone? Are there any massive reserves of say wheat kept for an emergency in this country?

There will be no spare grain in store by the next harvest
The uk store of grain is currently in the field growing
when it is harvested it will be in farmers and merchants stores

there is no strategic reserve held by the govenment it was all sold off when food mountains got a bad name in the 1990s
most food processors have very little stock they rely on just in time delivery
this works well last March 2020 when the pandemic started and disrupted the system the response time was very quick
the biggest issue was that flour normally distributed in 20 kg bags or bulk was needed in 1kg or 500g bags

 

[yellow belly]

The world's forgotten greenhouse gas

Emissions of the greenhouse gas commonly known as laughing gas are soaring. Can we cut emissions from its greatest anthropogenic source?

www.bbc.com

When there is not enough food people will not need the bbc as they will be looking for the next meal