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Reversing the Loss of Soil Organic Matter
Academics and policymakers make data-free assumptions that most of the increase in CO2 in 2024 comes from burning fossil fuels and cement production, with a small proportion from deforestation and nothing from the loss of soil organic matter.
Can organic farmers’ markets encourage chemical-free farming?
A pear farmer sold hundreds of pears within the first couple of hours of the market opening. “Switching to chemical-free farming has actually improved my farm yields,” challenging the common belief that organic farming is less productive.
The cost of industrial meat: conflict and environmental destruction
A small group of companies controls a large share of the market. This raises concerns about sustainability, animal welfare and the environmental and social impact of these industrial methods.
US-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics
Network includes derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan, and is part of an effort to downplay pesticide dangers, records suggest.
AI Images of Mushrooms Could Have ‘Devastating Consequences’
Google is serving AI-generated images of mushrooms when users search for some species, a risky and potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to figure out what mushrooms are safe to eat.
The Violence of Development
The new conclusion advocates for reestablishing humanity’s connections to the land, drawing inspiration from Gandhi’s philosophy and his concept of a ‘non-interventionist lifestyle’.
Lab meat down on the farm: It’s going to happen, say advocates
Science fiction down on the farm? What about this? Take some biopsies from live meat animals, put the cells, suspended in nutrients, in large bioreactors, and wait for them to grow into a larger mass that can be processed into products such as burgers and sausages.
Glyphosate in manure-based fertiliser ruins tomato crops
Glyphosate is turning up in manure-based fertiliser used by gardeners and organic and conventional growers and the residues can ruin yields of tomatoes and other sensitive crops, new research from Finland shows.
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