Enviropositive

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Enviropositive

Enviropositive

@Enviropositive1

accentuating the positive work being done to make the world a better place. Plus facts and boring science bits.

Katılım Mayıs 2021
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@JoeWStanley The overview of carbon loss and the need to restore soil carbon was great. The usual misleading stuff on chemicals and implicit suggestion that low intensity systems can feed 10 billion, not so much. Diversity is good but Ag tech will be required to meet the needs of man & nature
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@FarmersOfTheUK Great story. As well as helping keep the soil in the field and the carbon in the soil, min till supports below ground biodiversity. Not as sexy as bees but just as important.
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Farmers Of The UK
Farmers Of The UK@FarmersOfTheUK·
Our farming system has changed in the last 10 years. We used to plough & plant everything. It's a very effective and reliable way of establishing a crop but it's time consuming, expensive & release organic matter from the soil. Something our sand is already lacking.
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@TheroigneR @SparlingWill @FarmersOfTheUK Are you aware that there are many natural toxins produced by plants that are much nastier than glyphosate. The reason they generally don't harm you is because they occur at low levels and detoxified by your liver. Just like glyphosate.
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Steve Briggs
Steve Briggs@Farm3Dwithtrees·
Yesterday noted some v dry wheat being sprayed off -I guess before the combine goes in - is this a good look for the industry for bread wheat ? Discus
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@Tim_kingsclere @Farm3Dwithtrees It doesn't accumulate. It's widely used and there are residues in feed. When the feed is eaten part of the residue that isn't broken down in the liver is excreted in urine. Modern analytical methods detect parts per billion of the compound. Effects at such low levels are unlikely
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@1901gennelm @Farm3Dwithtrees Why? There are lots of natural toxins in plants. It's the dose that matters. The question is whether the product is being legally used.
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Tim Elmhirst 🚜🏍️🚚⛵️🏖️🌞🌻🌲
@Farm3Dwithtrees Spraying Glyphosate on to a crop that isn’t quite ripe will definitely cause residue in the grain ,any full bore farmer should admit it’s not a good idea , it shouldn’t be an argument on the toxicity of Glyphosate, it’s the fact that pesticide residue shouldn’t be in food .
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@Soulgear @ukeastcoast @Farm3Dwithtrees Learn some basic toxicology. The dose makes the poison and it it makes no difference at all if the substance is natural or man made. Plants produce many toxins as part of their natural defence against being eaten.
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Soulgear@Soulgear·
@ukeastcoast @Farm3Dwithtrees poisening people is not a topic for a quiet word with the neighbour. this stuff causes serious health problems. its literal poison on peoples food.
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tim may@Tim_kingsclere·
@Farm3Dwithtrees I don't know how comfortable I am with the "not for human consumption" clause if it's for feed then does gly just accumulate in the fat of which ever animal eats it? I don't know the science on this... Maybe ethonol would be exceptional.
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@UKSustain @BermondseyLady I suspect UK MPs know as much about pests and diseases in Australia as they do about parties. They have no idea what control measures are required.
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Sustain
Sustain@UKSustain·
@BermondseyLady⁩ Sustain head of public affairs says: “Government appears to be trying to rush the UK-Australia deal through without giving parliament a chance to examine it properly. Ministers have questions to answer about all of this.” theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@guardian Given that Australia has different weeds, different diseases and different insects why wouldn't it have different control measures?
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The Guardian
The Guardian@guardian·
UK trade deal with Australia amounts to ‘offshoring’ pesticide use, MPs warn #Echobox=1656597957" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@naturealexk @PlantEvolution @DeconinckKoen Organic certification also doesn't mean inputs are safe only "natural". The optimal system will be based on pragmatism and prepared to use works best for production and nature whatever its origins.
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Koen Deconinck@DeconinckKoen·
Fascinating paper: "We challenge the widespread appraisal that organic farming is the fundamental alternative to conventional farming for harnessing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes..." 1/ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@suepritch This is very misleading. All of the potential effects stated apply equally to natural chemicals found in food and those used as pesticides in organic systems. It is the level of exposure that determines the risk. This is basic.
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@guardian The phrase "toxic to" means nothing. The bleach under your sink is toxic to you. That doesn't stop you using it safely. You manage your exposure by not drinking it.
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@TheSainsburyLab This is a bit disingenuous. If you believe the risks from gene editing have been exaggerated, do you not accept it is likely the risks from pesticides have been similarly exaggerated?
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The Sainsbury Laboratory
The Sainsbury Laboratory@TheSainsburyLab·
3\ The status quo in agriculture is not good. Agriculture today is on a chemical treadmill. Sure, agrochemicals are integral to controlling diseases and increasing crop yields, but we urgently need alternatives.
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The Sainsbury Laboratory
The Sainsbury Laboratory@TheSainsburyLab·
At The Sainsbury Laboratory, we are thrilled about the government's decision to facilitate access to gene editing technology. This long thread sums up our position ⬇️
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Enviropositive
Enviropositive@Enviropositive1·
@suepritch Just the small matters of already declining UK self sufficiency in food production and a still growing and increasingly wealthy world population to factor in.
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