You might be interested in this interview 4 years ago with Dr Rosemary Mason who campaigned for years to try to make governments aware of the dangers of wide scale spraying of glyphosate. Tragically, shortly after this interview she became badly affected herself by reckless spraying of glyphosate by the local authorities around her private nature reserve in Wales. She is now very unwell and requires continual nursing care so she is no longer able to campaign but her published papers are available online.
That is tragic to hear that she was harmed by the chemicals she is working to expose. Yes, "public" lands, municipalities and common grounds in communities are so awful when it comes to chemical applications.
"Digital tech" (actually, ag-tech) in and of itself doesn't make a project regenerative or conventional. I co-authored a provisional patent for a system that phyto-extracts farm run-off from waterways and coastlines. My part involved the sensor technology for remote monitoring. The system would function without the tech, but it would be difficult monitor water and track the impact of the project. I've also built all sorts of sensor systems for monitoring crops. Right now, my greenhouse sensors are feeding me data including inside temp, outside temp, humidity, aquaponic water temp, pH, and flow rate. This data fed to me constantly helps to ensure that my parameters are at least good enough to keep fish and plants alive. Sometimes, I monitor the growth of my plants. With all of the data that is logged, I can learn what works best and forecast yields. Using AI for yield forecasting is the Holy Grail of ag-tech. It's difficult because it requires a lot of data points.
For the market farmer, regenerative or otherwise, a simple weather station could prove valuable. Other sensors can be used to track and log soil moisture, pH, or compost temperature. I also use sensors to monitor my anaerobic digester, chicken coop, and brooder. Here, check out the feed from my brooder. I'm hatching chicks today. These guys were panting at 90 F, so I pulled it down a bit and watching them carefully. https://thingspeak.com/channels/705393
I use AI almost daily. I've been using it to compile a database of every single crop, potential pests, and the most effective biological controls depending upon environmental conditions. Our customers at naturescontrol.com can already take advantage of some of the research through our search filter. Eventually, I'm just going to run my own neural net and AI trained on data that I feed it. I've been using AI to learn how. LOL!
I can confidently say that I believe AI is in better hands with you than with any of the big agri-businesses. I also know it's not going anywhere.
AND, I still stand by my original argument that I don't see a good outcome for AI applied to ag in the long run. It's changing how we interact with our ecosystems and how our brains work, and what we rely on for inputs.
Maybe an analogy is how the advent of widely printed books changed our brains' capacity to memorize and share stories amongst each other. While that's not necessarily a destructive thing, I do see that continuing to consolidate knowledge of our ecosystems and agriculture into fewer and fewer hands (minds?) can lead to overall damage.
I don't know where this leads ultimately. But I do see the consolidation of growing power and dependence on tech as something that will eventually lead to greater suffering.
Well, I'm constrained by an NDA, so I can't fully disclose things that I know; however, what I can say is that the technocrats are using ag-tech for indoor food production, so that they can sustain their populations of essential workers on-site. Growing power is being eliminated through regulation and consolidated by the "elites".
I've had the option to join the dark side or use my abilities for the good of my community. A huge problem that I've had with my businesses over the past 20 years is an inability to scale due to a poor quality labor pool. This situation has worsened over the past 3 years. I can leverage myself 6x with AI and automation, so moving forward, I'm going to continue to develop and work with ag-tech. As I grow older, I really have no other choice, but to rely upon AI, robots, my dogs, and maybe a few mules to help get the work done.
Thank you for your love and caring and activism in the area of pure, raw wholesome food. I am taking your recommendations seriously and I celebrate you as a warrior of life and service to others. Happy and Healthy Solstice!! Love. Sharon
You might be interested in this interview 4 years ago with Dr Rosemary Mason who campaigned for years to try to make governments aware of the dangers of wide scale spraying of glyphosate. Tragically, shortly after this interview she became badly affected herself by reckless spraying of glyphosate by the local authorities around her private nature reserve in Wales. She is now very unwell and requires continual nursing care so she is no longer able to campaign but her published papers are available online.
https://countercurrents.org/2019/10/agrochemical-apocalypse-interview-with-environmental-campaigner-dr-rosemary-mason/
Thank you for the lead. I'll take a look.
That is tragic to hear that she was harmed by the chemicals she is working to expose. Yes, "public" lands, municipalities and common grounds in communities are so awful when it comes to chemical applications.
One day humans will "get it."
Until then, we've got to keep talking.
"Digital tech" (actually, ag-tech) in and of itself doesn't make a project regenerative or conventional. I co-authored a provisional patent for a system that phyto-extracts farm run-off from waterways and coastlines. My part involved the sensor technology for remote monitoring. The system would function without the tech, but it would be difficult monitor water and track the impact of the project. I've also built all sorts of sensor systems for monitoring crops. Right now, my greenhouse sensors are feeding me data including inside temp, outside temp, humidity, aquaponic water temp, pH, and flow rate. This data fed to me constantly helps to ensure that my parameters are at least good enough to keep fish and plants alive. Sometimes, I monitor the growth of my plants. With all of the data that is logged, I can learn what works best and forecast yields. Using AI for yield forecasting is the Holy Grail of ag-tech. It's difficult because it requires a lot of data points.
For the market farmer, regenerative or otherwise, a simple weather station could prove valuable. Other sensors can be used to track and log soil moisture, pH, or compost temperature. I also use sensors to monitor my anaerobic digester, chicken coop, and brooder. Here, check out the feed from my brooder. I'm hatching chicks today. These guys were panting at 90 F, so I pulled it down a bit and watching them carefully. https://thingspeak.com/channels/705393
I use AI almost daily. I've been using it to compile a database of every single crop, potential pests, and the most effective biological controls depending upon environmental conditions. Our customers at naturescontrol.com can already take advantage of some of the research through our search filter. Eventually, I'm just going to run my own neural net and AI trained on data that I feed it. I've been using AI to learn how. LOL!
Hey Drew!
Wow. Thanks for that thorough explanation. ☺️
I can confidently say that I believe AI is in better hands with you than with any of the big agri-businesses. I also know it's not going anywhere.
AND, I still stand by my original argument that I don't see a good outcome for AI applied to ag in the long run. It's changing how we interact with our ecosystems and how our brains work, and what we rely on for inputs.
Maybe an analogy is how the advent of widely printed books changed our brains' capacity to memorize and share stories amongst each other. While that's not necessarily a destructive thing, I do see that continuing to consolidate knowledge of our ecosystems and agriculture into fewer and fewer hands (minds?) can lead to overall damage.
I don't know where this leads ultimately. But I do see the consolidation of growing power and dependence on tech as something that will eventually lead to greater suffering.
Tell me what else I'm missing. Where are my gaps?
Well, I'm constrained by an NDA, so I can't fully disclose things that I know; however, what I can say is that the technocrats are using ag-tech for indoor food production, so that they can sustain their populations of essential workers on-site. Growing power is being eliminated through regulation and consolidated by the "elites".
I've had the option to join the dark side or use my abilities for the good of my community. A huge problem that I've had with my businesses over the past 20 years is an inability to scale due to a poor quality labor pool. This situation has worsened over the past 3 years. I can leverage myself 6x with AI and automation, so moving forward, I'm going to continue to develop and work with ag-tech. As I grow older, I really have no other choice, but to rely upon AI, robots, my dogs, and maybe a few mules to help get the work done.
Thank you for your love and caring and activism in the area of pure, raw wholesome food. I am taking your recommendations seriously and I celebrate you as a warrior of life and service to others. Happy and Healthy Solstice!! Love. Sharon