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by kickout 6y ago
Yes ,@knaq is correct. Organic production systems _do_ spray chemicals and oftentimes those chemicals are clearly more dangerous than the chemical applied to modified crops. Its been mentioned in this thread but Roundup is actually safe com
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That does not play a role in their decision. They are rotating to other subsidized crops as well. If their was a profitable 'other' crop, they would grow it. Commodities are tough https://thinkingagriculture.io/wha
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Why'd you leave--just curious?
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Cool concept. I think these ideas are where the actual solution lies. Plants and trees can do a lot of carbon sequestersting--at scale no less.
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by kickout 6y ago
Wow, you truly are delusional. If you think there is no social aspect to schools then i'm wasting my keystrokes. Read up on what modern families look like, rarely (except for immigrant families mostly) are they 'extended'. I&
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by kickout 6y ago
Kids don't universally like anything (good or bad for them--thats kids in general), so that argument is irrelevant. Family? Mom and Dad are 2 people? Did you follow the footsteps of either? Probably not as you have unique interests and
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by kickout 6y ago
Come on, if you are referring to schools in the U.S this is a gross misrepresentation of reality. School lunches are mandated by federal law (milk and/or juice is to be provided). Its hardly 'no food at all'. The fact _you ch
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by kickout 6y ago
Where or how would you meet real people that have similar interests? Humans are social creatures, not online learning creatures
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USDA Innovation Commentary(thinkingagriculture.io)
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Hydrogen as Fuel Source Fizzles Out on First Try(journalstar.com)
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What? Agriculture is hyper-efficient in the biggest areas of the world (US Midwest, Brazil, Eastern Europe).
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by kickout 6y ago
Thank you. You get it. Agriculture (animal and plant) need market incentives to change. Not some feel good story. https://thinkingagriculture.io/a-marketplace-for-carbon-and-...
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by kickout 6y ago
Correct. Farming/ag is fine. Its already scaled and efficient. Now we need to make it sustainable https://thinkingagriculture.io/what-silicon-valley-doesnt-un...
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by kickout 6y ago
Tech and transportation better be paying too then. How much pollution you think those Chinese factories pump out to make your $1000 iPhone?
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That might be true, but the caloric consumption of the population is changing. People are transitioning from staple based diets (rice, wheat, etc.) to more complex diets (non native fruits/vegetables, meat). As poor countries gain weal
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by kickout 6y ago
Then also make the airlines price seats to pay for externalities. I bet people won't be flying as much if the seat cost $5000 instead of $500 to pay for damage to environment. Don't single out ag. Tech and transportation are just
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by kickout 6y ago
It absolutely does. Do not bet against agriculture innovation. We have a comfortable head start and plenty in the pipe. The problem isn't exactly a secret. Multiple decade research projects focus on this and only this problem. We'
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by kickout 6y ago
Bill is correct on a lot fronts here. Soil is the big elephant in the room. But the problem remains an economic problem as much as a technical one. We need solutions that are market driven (in addition to the cool innovations he talks about
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by kickout 6y ago
Yep. Haber-Bosch unleashed synthetic nitrogen used essentially in all of agriculture (worldwide). Certainly made it possible to feed the hug surge of people.
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Yep. This is the correct answer
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by kickout 6y ago
https://thinkingagriculture.io/what-silicon-valley-doesnt-un... Just say no to vertical farming for row crops. Can’t beat the sun (and scale)!
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Interesting premise. I agree that getting paid $300 for grazing sheep wont scale and is certainly not sustainable.
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by kickout 6y ago
Other comment would be the agriculture use of chemicals dwarfs residential (and also land mass too). Need to figure out agriculture use of chemicals before we worry about residential use (although its easier to 'see' the results)
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by kickout 6y ago
Agreed. Ending the chemical era in modern agriculture will be big (and enabled by SV) https://thinkingagriculture.io/innovation-efficiency-chemica...
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A Marketplace for Carbon and Agriculture Subsidies(thinkingagriculture.io)
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People can and will pay for it IMO. Just too much friction for it right now. I explain a bit here about incentives https://thinkingagriculture.io/carbon-sequestering-incentive...
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Farming as a Service(thinkingagriculture.io)
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Author Retracts Nature Commentary over Sponsorship Concerns(retractionwatch.com)
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Carbon Sequesteration Incentives(thinkingagriculture.io)
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Innovation and the Future of Chemicals in Agriculture(thinkingagriculture.io)
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