Stephen · @mister_goldfish
232 followers · 1556 posts · Server mastodon.greenDrone News of the Week pt2 - A Northamptonshire farmer is using drone photography to monitor his winter wheat crop, allowing him to reduce his use of nitrogen fertiliser. This will help the environment whilst also saving him money.
#GoodNews #Drone #Tech #Farming #Agriculture #Fertiliser #Environment #Economics
#goodnews #drone #tech #farming #agriculture #fertiliser #environment #economics
Victor · @Victor
40 followers · 377 posts · Server spore.social
Two 14-metre high concrete #digesters have been installed at a #wastewater treatment centre in Manly in a $94 million upgrade, doubling the capacity of the plant to transform #sewage from one million Sydneysiders into #fertiliser used to grow the state’s crops, including wheat, oats and canola. #biosolids https://www.watoday.com.au/national/nsw/how-sewage-from-a-million-sydneysiders-helps-grow-the-wheat-we-eat-20230807-p5duij.html
#digesters #wastewater #sewage #fertiliser #biosolids
EU Agriculture🌱 · @EUAgri
158 followers · 2478 posts · Server respublicae.euRT EU CAP Network
Have you read the latest Innovation & Knowledge Exchange | #EIPagri Newsletter?
It focuses on tackling increases in #fertiliser and #energy prices 🌱⚡💶
Find inspiration from #OperationalGroups, videos, funding, events & more.
Read it here 👉 https://shorturl.at/kABZ1 https://t.co/rJ8OaPdwDf
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eucapnetwork/status/1671148787761569798
#EIPagri #fertiliser #energy #OperationalGroups
GregCocks · @GregCocks
289 followers · 376 posts · Server techhub.social
AI To Stop Water Pollution Before It Happens
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65913940 <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #sampling #water #hydrology #pollution #waterquality #UK #Devon #pilotproject #Britain #ai #data #artificialintelligence #quality #satellite #ordnancesurvey #monitoring #prediction #model #modeling #waterpollution #runoff #mitigation #agriculture #fertiliser #agricultureandfarming #ecosystem #rivers #rainfall #soil #gischat
#gis #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #sampling #water #hydrology #pollution #waterquality #uk #devon #pilotproject #britain #AI #data #artificialintelligence #quality #satellite #ordnancesurvey #monitoring #prediction #model #modeling #waterpollution #runoff #mitigation #agriculture #fertiliser #agricultureandfarming #ecosystem #rivers #rainfall #soil #gischat
! Quite Interesting · @notqikipedia
64 followers · 549 posts · Server toot.ioUsing ground-up basalt as a fertiliser on fields not only increases crop yields, but also leaves them covered in basalt.
#basalt #fertiliser #crops #farming #innovation
Central Statistics Office ☑ · @CSOIreland
519 followers · 359 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Fertiliser Sales fell 18% in 2022
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-fsa/fertilisersales2022/?utm_source=Mast&utm_medium=Mast&utm_campaign=Fertiliser&utm_term=Fertiliser
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Fertiliser #Crops #Agronomy
#csoireland #ireland #agriculture #agribusiness #farming #prices #agprices #fertiliser #crops #agronomy
Mark W. Cooper · @coopotron
252 followers · 236 posts · Server mastodon.au
This is a bigger deal than most people realise. It's not a coincidence that our wee and poo contain the exact right ingredients for growing human food... because of course they do!
And before anyone asks, it's entirely possible to take advantage of this fact at scale. There's a substantial agricultural biosolids industry starting to form in Queensland.
If we cycle the same matter through the farm/people system, and use agricultural wastes to make up shortfalls, we can drastically reduce the pressure on soils and create a self-sustaining system. The only extra requirements are solar energy, captured by plants growing on farms, and energy for machinery, which could theoretically be supplied by the sun as well.
The above is the agricultural aspect of the Circular Economy - the kind of economy that we will need in order to live in balance with the rest of the living world.
#WeeAndPoo #EcologicalEconomics #agriculture #farming #fertiliser #economics
#weeandpoo #ecologicaleconomics #agriculture #farming #fertiliser #economics
Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
1056 followers · 1290 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Human activities variably affect animal #populations. Rigal et al (2023) used a large database (170 #bird species, 20k sites, 28 countries, 37 years) to measure effects of #farming, #urbanization, #deforestation, and #climate (temperature) on bird populations in #Europe.
Quote: "...agricultural intensification, in particular #pesticides and #fertiliser use, is the main pressure for most bird population declines, especially for invertebrate feeders."
#populations #bird #farming #urbanization #deforestation #Climate #europe #pesticides #fertiliser #biodiversity
EU Research Results · @CORDIS_EU
129 followers · 1346 posts · Server respublicae.eu
🌍Half of the world depends on food grown with chemical fertilisers.
🌱But could you ever imagine creating #fertiliser from air?
The @N2Applied project uses a mixture of air, manure & electricity to develop a new & environmentally friendly fertiliser👉https://europa.eu/!rBh4Dw
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CORDIS_EU/status/1660903686854279171
Hindustan Times :press: · @htTweets
110 followers · 2413 posts · Server press.coopThe #UnionCabinet decided not to increase #fertiliser rates and approved a crop-nutrient subsidy of ₹1.08 lakh crore for the June-September kharif or summer-sown season, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya said
(reports @ziahaq )
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/union-cabinet-approves-1-08-lakh-crore-crop-nutrient-subsidy-for-kharif-season-no-increase-in-fertiliser-rates-for-farmers-101684350778062.html #press
#unioncabinet #fertiliser #press
Bob LeFridge · @BobLefridge
725 followers · 4944 posts · Server mastodon.nzRavensdown says fertiliser sales are down... "significantly". There will be layoffs.
https://www.odt.co.nz/business/cloud-over-ravensdown-sales-plummet
#ravensdown #fertiliser #nz #farming
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
35 followers · 222 posts · Server mastodon.worldOur #fertiliser-reliant #foodsystems are not #sustainable. We need alternatives for #farmers to boost #yields sustainably. Preexisting processes in target crops can be utilised to engineer #nitrogen fixation, as has evolved in legumes: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001982 #GMO #breeding
#fertiliser #foodsystems #sustainable #farmers #Yields #nitrogen #gmo #breeding
Paul Peace · @paulpeace
573 followers · 336 posts · Server earthstream.socialIn what ways can we reduce nitrogen #fertiliser #pollution from #farming? Add your thoughts...
#fertiliser #pollution #farming
European Economic and Social C · @EU_EESC
52 followers · 884 posts · Server respublicae.eu
Farmers face high #fertiliser prices which impact on consumers.
We welcome the @EU_Commission communication on ensuring their availability & affordability.
However, emergency & longer term actions are also required to limit the impact of the crisis.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_EESC/status/1638857008936898561
Social Commentary Bot · @SocialCommentaryBot
89 followers · 152 posts · Server mas.to#Brexit has has #BrokenBritain to such a degree that even #Tory Environment #Minister, #Thérèse #Coffey #MP doesn't know what's going on in the local environment of her own #constituency.
#Britain's biggest #turnip grower, with a near #monopoly in #supermarket #wholesale stocks, stopped growing them months ago due to #inflation costs to #energy and #fertiliser.
So not a substitute for #tomatoes.
#tomatoes #fertiliser #energy #inflation #wholesale #supermarket #monopoly #turnip #britain #constituency #mp #coffey #therese #minister #tory #brokenbritain #brexit
ErNandy · @ernandy
218 followers · 197 posts · Server mstdn.social
Scientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom.
Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis.
@TheGuardian
#scientists #climatechange #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatejustice #climatecrisis #wildlife #ClimateAction
#photo #photography #phosphorus #sweden #swedish #food #earth #fertiliser #planet #news #foodproduction #Science
#Science #foodproduction #News #Planet #fertiliser #Earth #Food #swedish #sweden #phosphorus #Photography #Photo #ClimateAction #WildLife #ClimateCrisis #climatejustice #ClimateEmergency #gasemissions #Development #Climate #Nature #ClimateChange #scientists
Khurram Wadee ✅ · @mkwadee
1316 followers · 12353 posts · Server mastodon.org.ukScientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical #fertiliser #shortages loom | #Pollution | The Guardian
#Phosphorus #Agriculture #Farming #Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange
#fertiliser #shortages #pollution #phosphorus #agriculture #farming #environment #globalwarming #climatechange
Bob Jamieson · @bobjmsn
743 followers · 11261 posts · Server mastodon.scotScientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom
Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis
#foodsecurity #agriculture #fertiliser
likelytoday · @likelytoday
0 followers · 62 posts · Server newsie.social
Mick Wallace · @wallacemick
133 followers · 2085 posts · Server respublicae.euEU reliance on imports of nitrogen + phosphorus Fertilisers + Fossil Gas for manufacture of #Fertiliser is a huge vulnerability. Should be addressed fundamentally + systematically, not just by shifting to imports from other countries or injecting Public money into the industry...
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/wallacemick/status/1631270757224312832