anecdotal, but I knew a guy who knew a guy who did contract work analyzing soil for companies
Combination of pesticides and fertilizer get you stuck in a loop of constantly buying more of each to combat the long-term effects of last year's fertilizer and pesticides. Also, apparently cannabis growers are the most egregious of these industrial agriculture producers. Being in a weird space with federal regulations, there isn't much oversight in regard to the sort of fertilizer and pesticides they use, so it ends up being the very worst sorts available.
That definitely lines up with what I've heard as well.
I think the diminishing returns / negative feedback loop was one of the big motivators for GMO investments. The amount of investment is indicative of the scale of the problem.
Our approach has been to innovate our way out of crises, but it seems to me that we've really just been kicking the can in the long run because (within the capitalist paradigm) every time we create a new solution we also create a new problem.
anecdotal, but I knew a guy who knew a guy who did contract work analyzing soil for companies
Combination of pesticides and fertilizer get you stuck in a loop of constantly buying more of each to combat the long-term effects of last year's fertilizer and pesticides. Also, apparently cannabis growers are the most egregious of these industrial agriculture producers. Being in a weird space with federal regulations, there isn't much oversight in regard to the sort of fertilizer and pesticides they use, so it ends up being the very worst sorts available.
Fuck that fancy shit. Cannabis is a resilient plant we should be throwing hardy seeds everywhere and using them for everything for free.
That definitely lines up with what I've heard as well.
I think the diminishing returns / negative feedback loop was one of the big motivators for GMO investments. The amount of investment is indicative of the scale of the problem.
Our approach has been to innovate our way out of crises, but it seems to me that we've really just been kicking the can in the long run because (within the capitalist paradigm) every time we create a new solution we also create a new problem.
Hard to solve a problem when every solution must include profitability.
Yes, yes it is. Many lives are depending on disconnecting the two imo. The sooner the better.