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Organic Zero-Till - Anyone in the UK
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<blockquote data-quote="mikep" data-source="post: 2150720" data-attributes="member: 4999"><p>With my usual tact I will state that organic farming is a load of crap. Fully and totally an over indulged middle class load of squit.</p><p>I will also say that I have a lot of time for the basic principles behind a lot of organic farming practice's but like politics and religion its when you add the human element it all goes tits up.</p><p>To be organic you have to abide by such a stupid rigid set of rules that it numbs your mind and I speak from experience.</p><p>I cannot abide the self righteous manner of the most vocal organic proponents such as Melchet who seem to blame all the worlds ills on fields drenched in toxic chemicals.</p><p>I really think that the current organic system, is at present, a parasite on the back of agriculture. It cannot feed the world, it cannot run without oil and if we were all organic then the plagues of old would return with a relish. Not everything was rosy in the garden before chemicals think potato famine think the wet harvests that forced the peasants to eat ergot infested bread for a year. Ask any hungry people how important organic provenance is for them.</p><p>For goodness sake there must be a balance as the present system cannot go on for much longer nor can organic provide the answers. A 'modern' agriculture with the best elements of both organic and conventional must be the way forward. Don't forget that no matter what system you espouse you can't get owt for nowt and something must be put back into the soil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikep, post: 2150720, member: 4999"] With my usual tact I will state that organic farming is a load of crap. Fully and totally an over indulged middle class load of squit. I will also say that I have a lot of time for the basic principles behind a lot of organic farming practice's but like politics and religion its when you add the human element it all goes tits up. To be organic you have to abide by such a stupid rigid set of rules that it numbs your mind and I speak from experience. I cannot abide the self righteous manner of the most vocal organic proponents such as Melchet who seem to blame all the worlds ills on fields drenched in toxic chemicals. I really think that the current organic system, is at present, a parasite on the back of agriculture. It cannot feed the world, it cannot run without oil and if we were all organic then the plagues of old would return with a relish. Not everything was rosy in the garden before chemicals think potato famine think the wet harvests that forced the peasants to eat ergot infested bread for a year. Ask any hungry people how important organic provenance is for them. For goodness sake there must be a balance as the present system cannot go on for much longer nor can organic provide the answers. A 'modern' agriculture with the best elements of both organic and conventional must be the way forward. Don't forget that no matter what system you espouse you can't get owt for nowt and something must be put back into the soil. [/QUOTE]
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