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Farmers in Austria (where glyphosate was recently banned) are worried that without glyphosate erosion will accelerate due to the lack of reasonable chemical alt
by the_mitsuhiko 7y ago
Farmers in Austria (where glyphosate was recently banned) are worried that without glyphosate erosion will accelerate due to the lack of reasonable chemical alternatives. This will be interesting to see unfold.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoNo/minimal till regenerative Ag would work. We have to change design of farm Mach aka tractors. Good opportunity for automation in Ag to step up to the plate and create a new paradigm shift
- Nasrudith 7y agoGlyphosate is no till farming already and keeps the soil in place with the dead weed while it decays. Farmers aren't paying money to spray it for shits and giggles. Although it would be interesting to see both a robotic mechanical weed killer's operation, performance, and economics in comparison.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoOk. Minimal or No till/non chemical farming then. There is no need for chemical Ag if we have automation. Chemistry removed the need for hard labour. It is still possible to use mechanization to replace toxic chemicals because weeding is all about timing, but even with mechanization, labour costs add up. Automation is the solution. And we have the capability and tech to do it now. I suspect that there will be some resistance and possibly nascent tech will be bought out to die in a dark vault after being acquired by the big players whose market share will be threatened. But it’s only a matter of time when the transition from tractor to Ag bots happens seamlessly..I feel the big tractor companies are just trying to time and manage the transition. They certain have a massive market share. Chemical Ag is certainly out. Automation will be the new paradigm.