chaitanya sangawar’s Post

ALMOST 90 YEARS AFTER THE FAMOUS "DUST BOWN" ... THE WORLD HAS NOT LEARNED ... tilling, discing and plowing are still common practices, including and especially in the northern hemisphere !!! ... see in the comments 👇 👇 👇 : ... what happens in Jun-Aug (green soil cover) ... and in Mar-May (soil preparation) ... WE NEED A NEW GLOBAL GOVERNANCE ... THIS CANNOT BE A CHOICE OF COUNTRIES ANYMORE ... as it affects the entire planet. Come with us to 'build' a better world ... THINK REGENERATIVELY!!! #regenerativeagriculture #generationrestoration #4p1000initiative #onlyoneearth #holisticmanagement #fornature #naturebasedsolutions #sustainability #climatechange #landuse #biodiversity #agriculture #ecosystemservices #environment #conservation #health #healthyfood #sustainable #agroforestry #agribusiness #agriculturaregenerativa

Millions acres were plowed across the Great Plains ~100 years ago. The result. A 500 foot black cloud of top soil that travelled 50-60 mph across the midwest of the United States.* This dust storm, now called "Black Sunday", occurred on April 14th, 1935. It was of the most catastrophic human caused natural disasters in history. One we are still feeling the effects of today. Some present-day estimates say 1,200,000,000 tons of top soil were displaced across 100,000,000 acres of farmland in the United States.** And left 125,000,000 acres no longer farmable.*** "A fool who persists in their folly becomes wise." Hopefully humanity is becoming wise because the folly of the plow is painfully obvious in retrospect. Yet today tilling, discing and plowing are still common practices across the United States and globally. We all rely on the soil and we are treating it like dirt. #soilhealth #sustainableagriculture #farming #agriculture #organicfarming #regenerativeagriculture #climate #ecology  

A brief encounter with conditions reminiscent of the Dust Bowl era is more than enough for me. Just yesterday, winds exceeding 30 mph swept through the small agricultural region where I reside, right in the midst of our planting preparations. As a result, we witnessed a variety of land practices on display, including full tillage, no-till, and freshly tilled and planted fields, all side by side. Historical Context: Unbeknownst to some, the Midwest experienced an ecological catastrophe in the 1930s due to farming practices that involved tilling all dormant lands between crop cycles. When combined with strong winds, this led to severe dust storms and blackouts, engulfing homes, fences, and gardens, and ultimately resulting in a famine. I'm not suggesting that what I witnessed yesterday was on par with that man-made calamity, but it was a stark illustration of its possibility. One stretch of the main road had nearly zero visibility. Fortunately, this was only for a brief span, as the surrounding fields, still untouched by tillage, maintained their integrity. Notably, the no-till fields retained their topsoil, while those that had been disturbed were freely distributing their topsoil to adjacent lands.   #erosion #wind #ramyturf #IECA #environment #environmentalprotection

... and make it complementary to growing food and appropriately funded so that the true land stewards - farmers, traditional owners, ecologists - can make it happen. We're at a fork in the road - will accounting for 'externalities' be the catalyst for devolving tens of billions of dollars to land stewards to make an actual start or just a cynical global accounting exercise in which the supply chains dock farmers' marginal profits to cover their own emissions and biodiversity liability? Will the urban ideologues display their embarrassing hypocrisy and ignorance of living systems and cheer them on with perverse policy that cherrypicks 'a win' but has devasting cascading effects across an agricultural system? Or will they have a Road to Damascus and champion the land stewards to be resourced properly to feed us *and* help save the planet 'cause we're doing the actual work for them?

Clarity is always brilliant.

Cows make it rain. 🌧️ 🌾 ☔️ Deserts across the world were not always so. Many used to be lush grasslands. But now lay barren, covered in shrubs with exposed soil. Mismanagement by humans has played a major role in desertification. But Alejandro Carrillo is changing that narrative using cattle. He bunches them tightly, concentrating their grazing, urine, and manure; moving them once or twice daily to fresh grass. This rhythm of impact and rest has resulted in quite a transformation. Surrounding neighbors stock one cow for every 150 acres. But Alejandro stocks one for every 40 acres. And every drop is significant where less than 10 inches fall annually. On Las Damas, water infiltration rates average 300% greater than neighbors. Remember, it's not what rain you get, but what you keep. Science is also finding a connection between microbes and rain. Evidence shows that vegetation and soils contribute to biological and atmospheric effects that influence cloud formation and cause rain to fall, a process known as bioprecipitation. Storm clouds often form exclusively over his ranch's grasslands, where rain often misses neighboring fields. What if regenerative agriculture can revitalize, regenerate, and reinvigorate even the most brittle landscapes? This appears to be the case. #soilhealth #sustainableagriculture #farming #agriculture #organicfarming #regenerativeagriculture #farm #climate #climatechange #ecology #conservation

it's not the rain which leads to vegetation its the vegetation which leads to rain. a good piece of writing about the importance of keeping living roots in soil for creation of rains. #sustainability #regenerativeagriculture #soilhealth #agriculture

Drought is not a lack of water. Our planet Earth is a water planet. Drought is a failure to convert abundant water vapor already in the air to clouds and rain, a failure of slowing down the rain runoff. Plants perform the work of converting invisible water vapor into clouds, raindrops, capturing it in the soil roots and stems, sending the water back up again, and provides rainsleds or bioaerosols for raindrop formation and return. Bare ground is the enemy of rainfall. Bare ground creates a heat bubble over the area pushing water away. Bare ground repels water, evaporating raindrops that try to hit the earth. Bare ground fights rain by sending dirt into the air, inorganic mineral based dust that prevents raindrop formation until it is super super cooled air. BARE GROUND IS THE TRUE CAUSE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES RIPPING THROUGH THE PLANET. We must "plant the rain" by building water retention landscapes, green our Earth everywhere we can. We must keep our fields. green year round with cover cropping, holistically planned grazing, Alley cropping, Silvopature, agroforestry, plant food forests, terrace our hills and mountains as ancient Amazonians did. Plants are Earth's mechanism of moderating climate. Use it! #Drought #ClimateManagement #AgroForestry #CoverCrops #Holistic #RegenerativeAgriculture AgReserves, Inc. J.R. Simplot Company Soil4Climate Inc. EcoRestoration Alliance

Nature Based Solutions or Geo-Engineering? Water and Energy have bubbled to the top of environmental concern and national security. Both of these systems relate to bio-regional infrastructure systems. All while management, policy, and solution planning operate in separate siloes. Dependency on systems that are changing dramatically increases vulnerability both from natural events and malicious. Agriculture, Hospitality/Tourism, and numerous other Economically dependent industries require mass amounts of these systems resources. Is the reactionary methods of geo-engineering and cloud seeding in common with leaded gasolines, smoking, and other revenue generating methods? https://lnkd.in/g6ABpisx https://lnkd.in/gRTBcdWG Despite debates, silver iodide persists as the most common material, known for its efficient ice nucleating properties. However, its use raises ecological concerns because it might be toxic to terrestrial and aquatic life, prompting exploration of less harmful alternatives. Due to this, ongoing studies explore using negatively charged ions like calcium chloride instead of ice-like crystals as less harmful, but uncertainties persist. We already have massive water quality issues with microplastics and PFAS forever chemicals. Issues that spawned the introduction of industrial scale bottled water, requiring transport (emissions production), use of plastic packaging/containers (fossil fuel derived), along with numerous other health and environmental consequences. So what should the fate of industrial water and soda/pop providers be for a future that should be moving toward an Ecological Society? Some of the worlds largest consumer markets are responsible for deforestation for sweetener crops, negative health benefits, and deprivation of this resource toward food and agricultural production. How many industries must move toward obsolescence, if we are to contribute to cleaning, conserving, and restoring our shared natural resources? What kinds of advancements in waste water processing are necessary to eradicate pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, and other toxics from downstream and ocean pollution? One of the most promising planetary respiratory solutions proposed by the GOES Foundation is restoring the phyto-plankton layer of the ocean that provides 70% of the planets oxygen production, rapid recovery rate, and accelerated carbon sequestration. https://lnkd.in/g2BKFqDa The conflict between economic development and environmental/health preservation are currently at odds. Will this dillema be deferred to the consumer like the recycling movement that had approximately a 4-6% effectiveness, while production continued to increase? Howard Dryden Prateek S.

We’re so hap-pea, it’s National Agriculture Day! Experts from our Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre, the University of Calgary and partners are like peas in a pod. They’re improving the climate resilience and reducing the carbon footprint of field peas, with the goal of making them less susceptible to root rot and drought. Climate-resilient peas provide a high-protein crop with a minimal carbon footprint and greater value to the Canadian economy. https://ow.ly/342M50QWvvo #NationalAgDay #NRCAgResearch #GenomicTechnologies Genome Canada