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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7861582" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>l wish we didn't, and seriously hope we can get to a stage, where we dont have to.</p><p> A lot depends on what you use your grass for, we are dairy, and need quantity and quality, especially early spring. And it early spring where we 'fail' without N, to get the early growth, that we need.</p><p> Incentive is certainly there, N would cost £20k more here, this year, to last, ouch, that sort of money figure, will not only effect the UK, but it reflects Global use as well, N is not only expensive, it's in very short supply. The next 2 years, will certainly be interesting, l believe the global food supply, is only just keeping up, with demand, fert may be the final straw, to tip it over, into shortages. Great for farmers, but that shortage, has to be overcome, or, more will starve, simple as that. Here, in the 'rich' west, we wont go hungry, the choice of food, will probably shrink, and prices will rise, good for farmers, food is to cheap,</p><p></p><p> The climate change lobby, will welcome the curtailment of N, and it is rather toxic, but they stop there, and assume success. Unless N comes down in price, the global result, will definitely not be 'green', people have to live, with out fert, soils will rapidly deuterate, resulting, in some countries, at desertification, and starvation. New 'virgin' land, without an alternative to fert, will soon reduce output, to keep production up, forests could be felled, etc. And howls of protest, from 'greens' will have no effect, simply because people need to eat.</p><p> So, the meteoric rise, in fert price, will have a very negative effect, globally. However, there are alternatives, they have fallen out of fashion, regen looks to bring them back, and they are pretty simple, easy things to do, and those using them, will reap the rewards.</p><p></p><p> But, in a battle between food versus climate, food will always win. And we should take that, on board, and realise, food will never be unaffordable, food riots, starvation etc, will ensure that, the % of household spend, on food, will rise though, and that, is good news, for farmers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7861582, member: 86168"] l wish we didn't, and seriously hope we can get to a stage, where we dont have to. A lot depends on what you use your grass for, we are dairy, and need quantity and quality, especially early spring. And it early spring where we 'fail' without N, to get the early growth, that we need. Incentive is certainly there, N would cost £20k more here, this year, to last, ouch, that sort of money figure, will not only effect the UK, but it reflects Global use as well, N is not only expensive, it's in very short supply. The next 2 years, will certainly be interesting, l believe the global food supply, is only just keeping up, with demand, fert may be the final straw, to tip it over, into shortages. Great for farmers, but that shortage, has to be overcome, or, more will starve, simple as that. Here, in the 'rich' west, we wont go hungry, the choice of food, will probably shrink, and prices will rise, good for farmers, food is to cheap, The climate change lobby, will welcome the curtailment of N, and it is rather toxic, but they stop there, and assume success. Unless N comes down in price, the global result, will definitely not be 'green', people have to live, with out fert, soils will rapidly deuterate, resulting, in some countries, at desertification, and starvation. New 'virgin' land, without an alternative to fert, will soon reduce output, to keep production up, forests could be felled, etc. And howls of protest, from 'greens' will have no effect, simply because people need to eat. So, the meteoric rise, in fert price, will have a very negative effect, globally. However, there are alternatives, they have fallen out of fashion, regen looks to bring them back, and they are pretty simple, easy things to do, and those using them, will reap the rewards. But, in a battle between food versus climate, food will always win. And we should take that, on board, and realise, food will never be unaffordable, food riots, starvation etc, will ensure that, the % of household spend, on food, will rise though, and that, is good news, for farmers. [/QUOTE]
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