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I do wonder tho. Are they retaining enough of the phosphates they use with those actions. It still seems like one of those issues that's ignored too much becaus
by modo_mario 6y ago
I do wonder tho. Are they retaining enough of the phosphates they use with those actions. It still seems like one of those issues that's ignored too much because sources drying up prices going up is still one of those distant future things but i don't know enough bout what's being done.
- bluGill 6y agoPhosphates are a chemical, easy to add if needed - for a price. Many soils have far more than needed, so the farmer won't add more. 30 years ago farmers never measured sulfur content of their soils - acid rain replenished it - now the coal has cleaned up their emissions farmers buy sulfur. Farming is still a learning game. When John Deere bought a tractor company they wrote a letter (in 1918) to their dealers stating more or less that tractors are an interesting fad, but the company is well aware that the horse drawn plow will forever be the backbone of the American farm. Note that I said for a price. Farmers who buy that stuff and let it run off lose money in the long run and go bankrupt.