Jim East@slrpnk.net to Vegan@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agoAre Animals Still Used to Plough Fields?veganfta.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down12
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minus-squareJim East@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month ago“The good news is that in conventional agriculture, which is the vast majority, there is a lot to gain,” Wim van der Putten, soil ecologist and NIOO professor, said in a statement. “On all farms, including organic ones, it is important at this point not to cultivate the soil too intensively. For example: ploughing less. Inverting the soil during ploughing is a very big disruption for soil life.”
“The good news is that in conventional agriculture, which is the vast majority, there is a lot to gain,” Wim van der Putten, soil ecologist and NIOO professor, said in a statement. “On all farms, including organic ones, it is important at this point not to cultivate the soil too intensively. For example: ploughing less. Inverting the soil during ploughing is a very big disruption for soil life.”