Join me for this podcast with Will Harris from White Oak Pastures and Taylor Henry from Acres USA as we discuss what's going on with fertilizer companies and immunity for their products.
You can listen to the podcast interview on any podcast app, or watch the interview below.
In This Episode:
- Pesticide companies go through a labeling process that includes a lot of testing. This testing sets the stage for the safe usage of those products (for specific uses).
- Historically, there have been products that have done harm to both land and humans. Though the products accomplished what they intended, they actually caused damage.
- There are many laws popping up now surrounding these companies and their products. We discuss why these laws are popping up and why these companies are seeking immunity.
- Why this isn't just a “farmer” problem, but a problem for us all.
- How producers stuck in the cycle of using these products can change, and why it's important for us to give them grace.
- A bit about the subsidized companies for crops like peanuts, cotton and corn.
- The reality that insurance and the use of chemicals are often tied together.
- Two of the main stakeholders of these companies are the Chinese and Brazilian governments.
- How to stay up to date on bills so we can be aware and help fight them.
- The scientific study done on Will's farm which compares how much carbon a cow consumes vs. produces by the end of its life cycle.
- How farm experiences (or visits) may just be the best way for people to change.
