Agricoltura biologica: l’Irlanda ha uno dei tassi più bassi e obiettivi più deboli dell’UE
https://www.thejournal.ie/organic-farming-ireland-has-one-of-eus-lowest-rates-and-weakest-targets-6495026-Sep2024/
di Banania2020
Agricoltura biologica: l’Irlanda ha uno dei tassi più bassi e obiettivi più deboli dell’UE
https://www.thejournal.ie/organic-farming-ireland-has-one-of-eus-lowest-rates-and-weakest-targets-6495026-Sep2024/
di Banania2020
14 commenti
Blandest produce I ever tasted
Well that’s an embarrassment!
Organic farming would devastate the environment by requiring far more land for agriculture.
The correct focus is to use pesticides and nitrogen fertiliser more efficiently.
Europe currently uses much less land for agriculture than 120 years ago, while producing more food. As Sri Lanka demonstrates, switching to organic can be detrimental.
Good. Overpriced unsustainable shite. Veg for posh gits.
You have to use far more land to grow less food with organic and you’ve far more wastage. What Ireland should be targeting is regenerative agriculture that protects our soil
I think the standards of our general produce is quite high so much less demand or need for organic stuff here.
The quality of many other EU countries is much lower.
how much demand is there for organics like how many will willingly pay the premium when they’re used to 49c veg
Good. Local farming, sustainable farming. Carbon Neutral farming. These all have some scientific or economical basis. Organic farming is a buzzword. We also dont make any Champagne here or Bourbon. Let other countries fight over the the Organic Framing label. Much better that we focus on better prices for consumers and better prices for farmers.
A lot more farms would qualify for organic if the red tape was reduced or streamlined. Thousands of acres are in low or no input grassland.
We don’t have the weather or employment market for large scale organic growing of cereals or vegetables.
Organic is a bolox buzzword. Still uses plenty of chemicals, they just happen to be found in nature. Uranium also happens to be found in nature but I don’t want that in my food.
We need to focus on regenerative farming which restores soil health reducing reliance on fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides etc. remember in the middle ages when they discovered crop rotations? Pretty much the same principal but with mountains of scientific research and backing. doesn’t suit Teagasc though as they can’t push for more fertilizer sales for their friends.
I don’t really care for organic stuff because the prices are ludicrous.
Heck I accidentally picked up a tin of organic sweetcorn in Lidl the other day, it was 85c versus 27c for a normal tin.
I would hope so considering this is not the United States and we are not known for covering our agriculture in complete poison?
Can’t even get Organic milk in most supermarkets.
Generally I’m annoyed at the ignorance of this sub towards farming, but today I’m proud, most everyone seems to have thought about it for more than 5 seconds 🥲
The ground doesn’t care where the nitrogen comes from, organic or not. It’s how you get it in there. More ground for less productivity is not good for the environment no matter what way you cut it. Infact since organic and traditional farming practices both have problems with run off etc. Land use is the only meaningful environmental metric to compare. So organic is a poor solution.
Are there problems with our soil? Maybe. I’m no expert and yields are still very high because we have pretty amazing soil but maybe what we are doing is unsustainable idk. Currently on our farm it’s slurry, lime and nitrogen fertiliser, the nitrogen one produces emissions and is effectively dumping nitrogen into the soil, I’m not sure exactly how it’s made either so I need to read up on it more.