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Not to sound contrary... but if their techniques are better, why haven't they been replicated widely? If they can output just 20% better financial return, they

by rmah 4y ago

Not to sound contrary... but if their techniques are better, why haven't they been replicated widely? If they can output just 20% better financial return, they will double the profits for most farmers. Understand that it is my wish and hope that these sort of low/no fertilizer organic techniques can work better than "traditional" heavy-fertilizer/irrigation farming the west now mainly employs. It's just that vaguely recall hearing about this sort of thing 30 years ago. And 20 years ago. And 10 years ago.

SlicerDicer 4y ago
What is harder? Go ahead and try to convince people. I have created fully automated systems for indoor that control everything except harvest. It is impossible to convince people due to the cost I am pretty sure. Thusly? Money printer really does not go brr for this.
Trisell 4y ago
There is a tremendous market of corporate interests that have a very vested interest in farming staying the way it is. From custom GMO seeds to input(fertilizer, fungicides, pesticides) producers to implement manufacturers they all want farming to stay the same. A regenerative approach removes a massive amount of those needs and profits.
- hinkley 4y ago
  The farm industrial complex is built around creating problems and selling you solutions.
blingscramble 4y ago
Entrenched interests would be a driver as well as conventional wisdom here to date imo. That said there are indeed millions of acres in the mid-west (US) and beyond operated by commercial growers whom leverage the benefits of inoculating their acres with beneficial microbes. Ultimately mother nature dictates yield mainly thru moisture availability (acres under a pivot excluded) so growers focus on risk mitigation and nutrient efficiencies to achieve profitability. The paradigm is shifting away from heavy synthetics due to costs, generational transitions in operation management and our understanding of the rhizosphere. Beneficial microbes are not the only answer but leveraging their inherent capabilities is an effective tool and currently available.

by rmah 4y ago

SlicerDicer 4y ago

What is harder? Go ahead and try to convince people. I have created fully automated systems for indoor that control everything except harvest. It is impossible to convince people due to the cost I am pretty sure. Thusly? Money printer really does not go brr for this.

Trisell 4y ago

There is a tremendous market of corporate interests that have a very vested interest in farming staying the way it is. From custom GMO seeds to input(fertilizer, fungicides, pesticides) producers to implement manufacturers they all want farming to stay the same. A regenerative approach removes a massive amount of those needs and profits.

hinkley 4y ago
The farm industrial complex is built around creating problems and selling you solutions.

blingscramble 4y ago

Entrenched interests would be a driver as well as conventional wisdom here to date imo. That said there are indeed millions of acres in the mid-west (US) and beyond operated by commercial growers whom leverage the benefits of inoculating their acres with beneficial microbes. Ultimately mother nature dictates yield mainly thru moisture availability (acres under a pivot excluded) so growers focus on risk mitigation and nutrient efficiencies to achieve profitability. The paradigm is shifting away from heavy synthetics due to costs, generational transitions in operation management and our understanding of the rhizosphere. Beneficial microbes are not the only answer but leveraging their inherent capabilities is an effective tool and currently available.