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Are We Heading Toward Peak Fertilizer?

Are We Heading Toward Peak Fertilizer? | The Barley Mow | Scoop.it
From www.motherjones.com - December 2, 2012 3:59 AM
It’s a scary set of statements. Former Soviet states and Canada have more than 70% of the potash. Morocco has 85% of all high-grade phosphates. It is the most important quasi-monopoly in economic history.

What happens when these fertilizers run out is a question I can’t get satisfactorily answered and, believe me, I have tried. There seems to be only one conclusion: their use must be drastically reduced in the next 20-40 years or we will begin to starve.
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West Coast Salmon: Pesticides Put Protected Species In Jeopardy

West Coast Salmon: Pesticides Put Protected Species In Jeopardy | The Barley Mow | Scoop.it
From www.huffingtonpost.com - April 10, 2012 3:13 PM

"A draft federal evaluation has found that three more common pesticides used on home lawns and agricultural crops jeopardize the survival of West Coast salmon.

The evaluation from NOAA Fisheries Service is the latest one resulting from lawsuits filed by conservation groups and salmon fishermen demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforce restrictions on pesticides around salmon streams.

This one looked at the pre-emergent herbicides oryzalin, pendimenthalin and trifluralin. They are used to control weeds in lawns, on road shoulders, in orchards, vineyards, and farm fields growing soybeans, cotton, corn, Christmas trees and other crops. Heaviest use is in California. The herbicides are ingredients in more than 100 commercial products made by dozens of manufacturers."

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