[…] A new joint report from the two NGOs has found that 37 active substances currently approved for use in pesticides are PFAS. That equates to 12 per cent of all approved synthetic substances. […]
[…] A new joint report from the two NGOs has found that 37 active substances currently approved for use in pesticides are PFAS. That equates to 12 per cent of all approved synthetic substances. […]
You know that “organic” farming does not use pesticides? You also know that fields, where to a certain degree weeds are allowed to grow and which are not handled overly destructive (so organic farming + hedges + smaller patches + fruit circle) are also important ecosystems?
You know that “organic” farming requires more land and more water and produces more food waste?
More land destroys use ecosystems, creates monocultures, which leads to more disease, and soils get tired.
If you rotate your crops the soil does not get tired. If you need to water your crops, then you plant the wrong ones.
Good organic farming thereby is not as monocultural as conventional farming, because you can only use physical methods to fight weed.
Also if you look at the landuse we have it’s very small compared to older times, at least speaking for Europe. The problem is mostly not that we use the space, but how we use and destroy it with conventional farming. Also most of the landuse is for animal food, which can easily be reduced. If you extensively put the farm animals on grass again the nature can also benefit.
Crop rotation is not industry sustainable and still tires out soil. Water is always necessary.
We have better more modern options. All this nonsense about “organic” farming is only complacency talking, that or straight up believing the wrong things. Sick of dumbasses limiting human progress.