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Overthinking and overstating Regenerative Agriculture
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<blockquote data-quote="SilliamWhale" data-source="post: 7018501" data-attributes="member: 1232"><p>I've been keen on the sustainable/ regenerative/ holistic type of ag however you label it for 25 years but I can't help but feel especially on twitter there is a bit of both overthinking and overstating it. </p><p></p><p>Crop production at its heart is really very simple. You put a seed in the ground and it grows. You need enough of the macronutrients for certain (however you get them) and although we know our N use is fundamentally inefficient we haven't got a scientific way of improving that yet. </p><p></p><p>But we seem to be getting into this weird world where it is considered "corporates" are producing fungicide or fertilisers for their own bloodthirsty aims alone, and small upstart biological suppliers are altruistic providers of "nutrition" held back by these big business. </p><p></p><p>I've always been pro environment but I find I'm starting to scratch my head at some of the fervour I read nowadays not least because it often extensively unproven and much of it irrational in the face of scientific rigour. Some of the stuff I've been reading is just bonkers - not because its out there in the first place but because its simply scientifically wrong and yet people seem to lapping this stuff up much of it is emporers new clothes. </p><p></p><p>The shtick for Regen ag often follows a well worn path of people sharing their "wisdom", or their "teachings", or "insights" which are not so easy to scrutinise. </p><p></p><p>Is it just because I'm over 40?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SilliamWhale, post: 7018501, member: 1232"] I've been keen on the sustainable/ regenerative/ holistic type of ag however you label it for 25 years but I can't help but feel especially on twitter there is a bit of both overthinking and overstating it. Crop production at its heart is really very simple. You put a seed in the ground and it grows. You need enough of the macronutrients for certain (however you get them) and although we know our N use is fundamentally inefficient we haven't got a scientific way of improving that yet. But we seem to be getting into this weird world where it is considered "corporates" are producing fungicide or fertilisers for their own bloodthirsty aims alone, and small upstart biological suppliers are altruistic providers of "nutrition" held back by these big business. I've always been pro environment but I find I'm starting to scratch my head at some of the fervour I read nowadays not least because it often extensively unproven and much of it irrational in the face of scientific rigour. Some of the stuff I've been reading is just bonkers - not because its out there in the first place but because its simply scientifically wrong and yet people seem to lapping this stuff up much of it is emporers new clothes. The shtick for Regen ag often follows a well worn path of people sharing their "wisdom", or their "teachings", or "insights" which are not so easy to scrutinise. Is it just because I'm over 40? [/QUOTE]
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