Development of synthetic fertilizers, hybrid crops, genetically modified crops, and policies that decouple farmer decisions from market demands all helped create a modern food production system which reduces the diversity of foods that are produced. https://t.co/ZLij4JC9Fr
"Pests were 10-fold more abundant in insecticide-treated corn fields than on insecticide-free regenerative farms, indicating that farmers who proactively design pest-resilient food systems outperform farmers that react to pests chemically" https://t.co/sCUChub130
Great news for almond growers/consumers! Having @bugLundgren helping farmers in CA the bomb! He's one of our best scientists. Last published paper shows farmers MAKE MORE MONEY w/#sustainablefarming over conventional. Safer for farmer/worker/consumer too! https://t.co/MOoUIpiiTp https://t.co/U2rMQXUy6j