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Should we voluntarily lose glyphosate as a pre harvest desicant in food crops
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 2565194" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>Allowing uninformed amateurs with a political agenda to take control of a strategic industry such as agriculture is a dangerous path to follow.</p><p></p><p>We see it with the failure to control TB. Soon, if not already, we'll see it with falling arable yields, wastage and financial hardship for farmers if we carry on down this route. </p><p></p><p>It's a pity that it will take a disaster of supply, a collapse of agriculture or some such national emergency to wake people up to the importance of allowing farmers to use the tools necessary to meet modern day production demands, be it glyphosate, GM crops or whatever is necessary at the farmers discretion.</p><p></p><p>A disaster of supply might seem a long way off but little by little these Eco warriors are chipping away the foundations of a secure food supply and our politicians don't have the balls to face them down.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what kind of land others farm, but here, if you give pests and diseases a chance and don't take action in a timely manner they can be devastating. But we don't have the time or money to use glyphosate any more often than strictly necessary. The idea that modern farmers are lashing it on willy nilly is complete nonsense.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of talk on the net about "leaving things to nature" and all that kind of stuff but this too can be a precarious course of action. I have generally found that crops "left to nature" are generally taken by nature leaving very little for the farmer except a lot of wasted work and resources.</p><p></p><p>We do our best with the land we have, based on experience and training. it's time the amateur commentators minded their own business and showed some respect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 2565194, member: 2119"] Allowing uninformed amateurs with a political agenda to take control of a strategic industry such as agriculture is a dangerous path to follow. We see it with the failure to control TB. Soon, if not already, we'll see it with falling arable yields, wastage and financial hardship for farmers if we carry on down this route. It's a pity that it will take a disaster of supply, a collapse of agriculture or some such national emergency to wake people up to the importance of allowing farmers to use the tools necessary to meet modern day production demands, be it glyphosate, GM crops or whatever is necessary at the farmers discretion. A disaster of supply might seem a long way off but little by little these Eco warriors are chipping away the foundations of a secure food supply and our politicians don't have the balls to face them down. I don't know what kind of land others farm, but here, if you give pests and diseases a chance and don't take action in a timely manner they can be devastating. But we don't have the time or money to use glyphosate any more often than strictly necessary. The idea that modern farmers are lashing it on willy nilly is complete nonsense. There's a lot of talk on the net about "leaving things to nature" and all that kind of stuff but this too can be a precarious course of action. I have generally found that crops "left to nature" are generally taken by nature leaving very little for the farmer except a lot of wasted work and resources. We do our best with the land we have, based on experience and training. it's time the amateur commentators minded their own business and showed some respect. [/QUOTE]
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