A Simple fix for Farming

It is becoming clear that we can grow all the food we need, and profitably, and with far fewer toxic chemicals. Conventional agriculture can shed much of its chemical use - if it wants to. What may have been be the most important agricultural study in years - was done on land owned by Iowa State University called the Marsden Farm. On 22 acres of it, beginning in 2003, researchers set up 3 plots: one replica-cated the typical Midwestern cycle of planting corn one year and then soybeans the next, along with its routine mix of chemicals. On another, they painted a 3-year cycle that included oats; the 3rd plot added a 4-year cycle and alfalfa.

The results were stunning: The longer rotations produced better yields of both corn and soy, reduced the need for nitrogen fertilizer and herbicide by up to 88% reduced the amounts of toxins in groundwater 200-fold, and didn't reduce profits by a single cent. In short, there was only upside associated with the longer rotations.

There was an increase in labor cost, but remember that profits were stable. So this is a matter of paying people for their smart work instead of paying chemical companies for poisons. And the stakes are high. According to the EPA, about 5 billion lbs. of toxic pesticides are poured on U.S. farmland every year. 








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Spiritual Guidance

Image
    Did you know that connecting with Spirit — with your personal spiritual Guidance — is a natural process? We are all born with the ability to connect, but since this ability was rarely fosterer as we were growing up, we forgot how and most of us have no clue if its even possible. And the saying “use it or lose it” applies here: If we don’t use it, we don’t establish the neural pathways that make it easy for us to attain this connection leaving most people with fear and anxiety leading to stress and disease.        Well, Geniusmind LLC would like to introduce you to this SPECIAL product made to serve as a GPS to your spiritual connection.  Living without this GPS of your spiritual connection is a very painful way to live.  With this product  Things will start happening FOR you, not TO you GUARANTEED!     This is spiritual folks, this goes beyond what you have been taught or told. This will ALTER your DNA to the person you were meant to be The power of prayer and ener
Read more

The Einstein Success Code Review

Image
What is this all about? This product has captured the attention of the whole world and it has become one of the best-selling products that have ever hit the market. It has become a phenomenon that it had become the word of mouth of almost everyone. It has changed the lives of many people. People who were depressed, disappointed and frustrated who were trying to be positive were given hope. They realized that through this product, positive thinking is not enough. Some of those who tried to think positively and apply the law of attraction did not catch a break even though it really works. It works but we have to understand the principles behind those laws and this product gives us that CODE. That is why this product shook the world. The law of attraction really is a series of action. It is not just something you just think about but it is a series of action that you have to do; The CODE unlocks these actions for you. Kevin Rogers, made a thorough study of Einstein’s life why
Read more