A crisis of our own making, I’d say. So many options these days, but US farmers are stuck in their old habits of growing Monsanto corn and soy and then spraying it all with roundup. Remember when crop rotation & rest was a thing used to replenish the soil, instead of relying on petroleum-based fertilizers? Where’s all the manure from livestock going? Why isn’t curbside composting mandatory across the country?
Most nitrogen fertilizer is made from natural gas, which isn’t in short supply and shouldn’t be constrained by the war in the Middle East for US farmers. North America has plenty. Not sure what other fertilizer the article has in mind.
A crisis of our own making, I’d say. So many options these days, but US farmers are stuck in their old habits of growing Monsanto corn and soy and then spraying it all with roundup. Remember when crop rotation & rest was a thing used to replenish the soil, instead of relying on petroleum-based fertilizers? Where’s all the manure from livestock going? Why isn’t curbside composting mandatory across the country?
Most nitrogen fertilizer is made from natural gas, which isn’t in short supply and shouldn’t be constrained by the war in the Middle East for US farmers. North America has plenty. Not sure what other fertilizer the article has in mind.
https://texasborderbusiness.com/u-s-natural-gas-production-hits-record-high-as-lng-exports-surge/
Waste from water treatment plants looked promising until it turned out to be full of pfas.
I’m still waiting for vertical indoor farming to take off. I would think it would need far less fertilizer and water. 🤷♂️