Will Blackburn
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Didn't France ban it in non-crop situations then quickly reverse?
More expensive than glyphosate but Cheaper than no crop, and is necessary if Glyphosate is not available! plus glyphosate only kills what is there not what may affect you later.Expensive?
a child died locally, after drinking some, thinking it was coke. Not a popular idea around here.More expensive than glyphosate but Cheaper than no crop, and is necessary if Glyphosate is not available! plus glyphosate only kills what is there not what may affect you later.
The issue was dozy Users decanting the stuff into alternative bottles.a child died locally, after drinking some, thinking it was coke. Not a popular idea around here.
Liberator (type), PDM, DFF (top up) just mix them up and stack!! which is not your normal practice!
It is relatively easy to develop a crop rotation that on paper is agronomically excellent but economically a disaster.... Market forces drive cropping decisions more than agronomics. Agronomically rye, borage or even nettles might be a great choice to include in rotations but finding a route to market at sufficient value is not so easy.Trouble is this approach seriously hit plant health and opens up to greater aphid risk etc - kind of stars to defeat the object of regenerative / no till ag
we need to aim for far less synthetics not stacking even more into systems
I think cropping maybe the key in a world without glyphosate, I reckon a crop like rye for example would out complete most grass weeds, back to a stripper headers for thicker, denser mulches etc ???
exactly what happened, but tragic all the same, used reglone, then r-upThe issue was dozy Users decanting the stuff into alternative bottles.
You cannot legislate against stupidity.... Keep the product in a sealed original container, and surely it is no worse than many agrochems we routinely use?
It is relatively easy to develop a crop rotation that on paper is agronomically excellent but economically a disaster.... Market forces drive cropping decisions more than agronomics. Agronomically rye, borage or even nettles might be a great choice to include in rotations but finding a route to market at sufficient value is not so easy.
Rye only has a clear market until every body jumps on to the crop!!! then value crash.Rye has a clear market now (a Brexit winner) but agree many other rotational choices are limited by economics, maybe carbon sales can fill the financial gap in the future ?
Cropping can only go so far, organics are great in principal but will not feed the populations, Regen is not all or nothing it is a mix of what is needed to feed us.Trouble is this approach seriously hit plant health and opens up to greater aphid risk etc - kind of stars to defeat the object of regenerative / no till ag
we need to aim for far less synthetics not stacking even more into systems
I think cropping maybe the key in a world without glyphosate, I reckon a crop like rye for example would out complete most grass weeds, back to a stripper headers for thicker, denser mulches etc ???
simple, give them what they think they want, and when availability and price restrict purchase, they will change their mind. Mind you, farmers will still get blamed, for hoarding it, till the price goes up.Cropping can only go so far, organics are great in principal but will not feed the populations, Regen is not all or nothing it is a mix of what is needed to feed us.
Cropping can only go so far, organics are great in principal but will not feed the populations, Regen is not all or nothing it is a mix of what is needed to feed us.
Does that mean Joe public should look for the cheapest available food source and forego the support British ag requires?feeding population is no individual farmers problem, feeding family comes above feeding the world ……. Which I will leave to Bob Geldolff and his chums
Agree regen is a far more likely solution than organic however. Which is a wonderful niche for the affluent middle classes and a great business model for a few farmers as long as it doesn’t become over supplied or default enforced by legislation
l expect a lot of them do that already.Does that mean Joe public should look for the cheapest available food source and forego the support British ag requires?
Resistance?May be an unpopular opinion but I think glyphosate should have a litre/ha annual limit anyways.
Also should be banned as a pre harvest desiccant on at least cereals.
Has it actually been proven 100% that glyphosate is bad for health ? Or is it the wetter ? . Even if it's not as safe as hoped is it safer than using more diesel.May be an unpopular opinion but I think glyphosate should have a litre/ha annual limit anyways.
Also should be banned as a pre harvest desiccant on at least cereals.
plenty would say it is harmful, even some american courts, which have found against the manufacturers.Has it actually been proven 100% that glyphosate is bad for health ? Or is it the wetter ? . Even if it's not as safe as hoped is it safer than using more diesel.
Why would the manufacturer even suggest to ban the label use of it pre harvest , if there is no evidence to support it's ban