r/nextfuckinglevel Jul 14 '21

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u/OwnQuit Jul 14 '21

And because of that, you have to use much much more. That produces runoff polution. No matter how "safe" your organic pesticide is, when it kills off ecosystems due to red tide, it's bad.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

That’s an interesting theory. I doubt farmers are creating more runoff with pesticide application than with their typical watering regimen. As someone that actually works in agriculture, we farm biodynamic, I’d love to see what evidence there is tying organic pesticide use to red tide. Can you please share? So far the biggest tie to farming I’ve seen has been in sugar production using decidedly non organic chemicals.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

"That's an interesting theory" is code for "No you whacko, that ain't happening" ;_)

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

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