The connection between high fertiliser use and a massive reduction in floqwer numbers and pollinating insects has been confirmed in the longest running study of the subject to date.
This should come as no surprise but it is another example of how modern farming methods (including ploughing practices) are preparing us for a bleak future.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-024-00070-6
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/20/uk-agriculture-farming-fertilisers-yields-biodiversity-study-park-grass-pollinators-bees-wildflowers-aoe
#Farming #Pollinators #Fertiliser #Environment #Damage
This should come as no surprise but it is another example of how modern farming methods (including ploughing practices) are preparing us for a bleak future.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-024-00070-6
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/20/uk-agriculture-farming-fertilisers-yields-biodiversity-study-park-grass-pollinators-bees-wildflowers-aoe
#Farming #Pollinators #Fertiliser #Environment #Damage
Trade-off between pollinator-wildflower diversity & grassland yields - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Trade-off between pollinator-wildflower diversity & grassland yieldsNature