GFE 2018 - Christine Jones 'Nitrogen: the Double-edged Sword'

[@nazeerahmedsonday5071]

So so helpful for us farmers to understand what's happening in the soil. Thank you for posting and sharing

[@BillBradshawforArkansas]

Thank you so much. This is one of the very best presentations I have seen in general circulation. My hat is off to you. And my great honer to share this awesome information. ❤ This should be a part of every beginning ecology, biology and agronomy class in every college. I am surprised this doesn't have many more views. Again thanks much. BB

[@wendyscott8425]

Fascinating! I've started buying nothing but grass-fed beef and lamb plus pasture-raised bacon, chicken, and eggs, as well as milk and yogurt from grass-fed cows, and I must say, all these products are just delicious besides being undoubtedly more nutritious. I hope they come up with a product marking that shows they were grown on regenerative farms. I also buy organic produce, but I often wonder if that makes much difference either nutritionally or as far as the soil is concerned. Hard to say. Nothing I've seen on any packages or displays of produce have indicated what kind of farm or methods were used to grow them.

[@b_uppy]

Try to buy meats from pressure-grazed operations, if you can. It is much more sustainable than regular organic and grass-fed. Grass regrow much faster under pressure-grazed conditions. Joe Salatin, Mark Shepard, Allan Savory, Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton, etc, have shown that regular grazing is still problematic and less productive than when you keep livestock moving much more often, like every few days. This keeps from ruining the forage's roots, so they can grow back faster. Buying and eating fruits and vegetables from perennial plants, shrubs and trees is much more sustainable than buying annual produce (annual = must be replanted seasonally, or yearly). Tillage causes water to stay on top of the soil, rather than seep in, which is why much of annual agriculture is hard on water tables, and reduces carbon retained in the soil. Carbon in soil is most productive. It is what allows us to grow our most common food crops in most places. Your interest is good. Keep learning.

[@wendyscott8425]

B uppy, I try to find meat and produce grown regeneratively, of course, which is easier said than done, I only know of one farm in my area that’s doing it, and it’s so far out in the boonies, it’s hard to find. There’s one health food store that carries their cheese and olive oil, both amazing. I’m hoping one of these days there will be a label that tells whether it’s Savory Institute approved or something. I’ve watched hundreds of videos all about this since September. Fascinating!

[@b_uppy]

@@wendyscott8425 It is fascinating, isn't it? To see this being done is amazing. We've been told all the wrong stuff, but we can change that. I hope to see more people awaken to this.

[@wendyscott8425]

@@b_uppy Me, too. I'm about to post a comment on Robert Reich's latest video called _The Solutions to the Climate Crisis No One is Talking About_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/raa7hoWlZauIoK8&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=Tb19cP5jAxFhxrDS%3A6 where he proceeds to talk about what everyone has already been talking about, fossil fuels' contribution to global warming. I agree it's a problem, but mainly because it pollutes the air and destroys our landscapes. But the real solution is one few people really are talking about: regenerative agriculture. In fact, there's hardly a problem humanity faces that wouldn't be fixed by using these methods to grow our food.

[@b_uppy]

@@wendyscott8425 Just saw a video that said everything I have been trying to tell people about food production and global warming. If we switched the methods of Mark Shepard's Restoration sh techniques, and permaculture in general, and adjusted our eating habits, global warming would be a non issue. It would right the imbalances quickly. Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3bboYatpbeee9U

[@TS-vr9of]

A bushel of wheat is 60lb's. Did the math, and yielding 1/2 ton per hectare is 6.75 bushels per acre. At today's price of $4.80 per bushel that's just over $32 dollars gross revenue per acre before any input, labor, machine costs. how the hell they are paying the bill's with that?

[@shannonkulseth1157]

They aren't.

[@mele2904]

In the States it's offset with tax payer money.

[@b_uppy]

@@mele2904 And harmful to our pocketbooks, and health.

[@b_uppy]

Would like to see the studies she uses to bolster her points.

[@sholbk]

They are all on her website.

[@b_uppy]

@@sholbk Thank you.

[@leelindsay5618]

Adding cardboard or bark mulch even to potted plants or a garden makes a difference in the soil mosture and biology.