Comments on: It’s Possible to Reduce Fertilizer Emissions by 80 Percent Before 2050 https://modernfarmer.com/2023/02/its-possible-to-reduce-fertilizer-emissions-by-80-percent-before-2050/ Farm. Food. Life. Thu, 09 May 2024 13:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Sue Simone https://modernfarmer.com/2023/02/its-possible-to-reduce-fertilizer-emissions-by-80-percent-before-2050/#comment-53623 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:11:33 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=148229#comment-53623 Be weary of the carbon capture and storage. There are project proposals for this currently in the Midwest. There are no safety regulations and plans to pipe and transport highly pressurized liquid CO2 across a number of states to be deposited underground in central Illinois. Can’t imagine how detrimental such a project will be to the land, water, agricultural fields and communities if such a things gets approved. The costs will outweigh any benefits.

]]> By: Barbara Bour https://modernfarmer.com/2023/02/its-possible-to-reduce-fertilizer-emissions-by-80-percent-before-2050/#comment-51235 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:37:24 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=148229#comment-51235 In reply to Craig Sams.

Agree on feeding cars. It is an expensive waste of precious resources.

]]> By: Barbara Bour https://modernfarmer.com/2023/02/its-possible-to-reduce-fertilizer-emissions-by-80-percent-before-2050/#comment-51234 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:36:06 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=148229#comment-51234 Sometimes I just hate the relentless Carbon Story because it is so narrow and neglects opportunities like this. More precise application of Fertilizers can provide additional benefits such as cost savings.

]]> By: Craig Sams https://modernfarmer.com/2023/02/its-possible-to-reduce-fertilizer-emissions-by-80-percent-before-2050/#comment-51166 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:21:33 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=148229#comment-51166 Reducing fertiliser use means reducing crop output globally. This means that bioethanol from corn (1/2 the US corn crop ends up in gasoline) or from sugar beet or barley might have to be reduced. Also palm oil, canola oil, soya and other ‘biodiesel’ sources might be challenged. We may have to choose between feeding cars or feeding human beings, but that will take a change to the subsidy system that favors motor vehicles. Farming can save the planet, easily. https://www.sustainablesoils.org/about-soils/third-party-articles?view=article&id=475&catid=2

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