Jim East@slrpnk.net to Vegan@slrpnk.netEnglish · 24 days agoAre Animals Still Used to Plough Fields?veganfta.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up15cross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.vg
arrow-up15external-linkAre Animals Still Used to Plough Fields?veganfta.comJim East@slrpnk.net to Vegan@slrpnk.netEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: vegan@lemmy.vg
minus-squareJim East@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days 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.”