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Granting that is perfectly true for arguments sake, roundup also enables widescale no-till agriculture which is huge for soil conservation

• hosh 4y ago
  The idea here is to look at the whole ecosystem, even at the local level at the level of the farm. - How does Roundup contribute to the health of the farm? - How is the manufacturing process of Roundup harmonized with ecosystem where it is manufactured? What about further up the supply chain? What about transport, marketing, and finance? - How is the manufacture and use of Roundup caring for land, caring for people, and distributing fair share? Chances are, the “weeds” that Roundup were killing contributes more to the soil health than Roundup does. The point of “no till” is not just to no-till, but rather, a comprehensive and holistic way of working with the soil. It takes at least five years to get it going.
  • kuhewa 4y ago
    > Chances are, the “weeds” that Roundup were killing contributes more to the soil health than Roundup does. I mean, sure, if you take the cropland out of production and let weeds do their thing, that will be great for soil health. That isn't farming though. The alternative to sedbed preparation with herbicide isn't just leaving the weeds. Typically, it is tillage. Are there no till practices that scale that dont involve Roundup? Yeah, sometimes. But thus far it's use has fostered the proliferation of no-till farming, now on 1/5th of US cropland, and has been a net benefit for soil conservation Unless you really want to argue tilling was better.