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Synthetic #fertilisers have disrupted the natural #nitrogen cycle & become the biggest driver of nitrogen pollution
In today's Fixing Nitrogen panel at #ORFCGlobal, we'll explore how we can strike a nitrogen balance feat @RushallOrganics @Love_plants @WoodlandTrust & more
In today's Fixing Nitrogen panel at #ORFCGlobal, we'll explore how we can strike a nitrogen balance feat @RushallOrganics @Love_plants @WoodlandTrust & more
Live from 'Fixing Nitrogen', Abi Bunker from @WoodlandTrust says “Trees benefit both wildlife & people ... Most UK woodlands are impacted negatively by nitrogen deposition, at which the ecosystem will deteriorate”
@Love_plants @RushallOrganics @WoodlandTrust @TWBFarms #ORFCGlobal
@Love_plants @RushallOrganics @WoodlandTrust @TWBFarms #ORFCGlobal
Public Health specialist @kristinbash tells us that globally, an astonishing 8.8b lives are lost due to small particulate matter pollution. In UK, it’s about 40,000 lives.
She goes on to detail the effects of water pollution
#ORFCGlobal #nitrogen
She goes on to detail the effects of water pollution
#ORFCGlobal #nitrogen
Farmer Joe Wookey from @RushallOrganics says ‘We're here to grow food. We’ve done this as #organic farmers for 50 years, by managing nitrogen and fertility. Globally we need to consider how food is produced. Closed system is the basis of our philosophy, & it's a pretty good one!”
Clive Bailye @TWBFarms says “This wonderful food web existed beneath my feet & I had no idea, or of the importance of it to my farm & environment. 
moment 15 yrs ago. And I save money on synthetic inputs!”
Clive has been involved in @IFarmers #fieldlab https://innovativefarmers.org/field-lab?id=45a2a3ad-34c3-e911-8175-005056ad0bd4
moment 15 yrs ago. And I save money on synthetic inputs!”Clive has been involved in @IFarmers #fieldlab https://innovativefarmers.org/field-lab?id=45a2a3ad-34c3-e911-8175-005056ad0bd4
Finally, here are some places to go for more info:
Read Fixing Nitrogen: https://www.soilassociation.org/policy-reports/
Visit our #ORFCGlobal virtual exhib: http://ow.ly/7h5h50D2tfs
Download free Organic Farming Mag: http://ow.ly/g71P50D2gV9
Read Fixing Nitrogen: https://www.soilassociation.org/policy-reports/ Visit our #ORFCGlobal virtual exhib: http://ow.ly/7h5h50D2tfs Download free Organic Farming Mag: http://ow.ly/g71P50D2gV9
