Roundup toxic to soil fungus at doses well below agricultural dilution

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15. Good info - who would want to eat food grown in soil that worms & good microbes can' t even live in

I love the idea of growing cover crops to improve the soil - thanks for the info - I am going to do this. I do a lot of composting. I feed my chickens only organic grains and vegetables - and then use the chicken manure in my garden. When I was a kid, my grandparents gardens were so loaded with worms- a scoop full of dirt would have about 50 worms. Out here in the high desert of NM, the best soil I have is beneath the pinyons, and junipers. I have also stopped turning the soil so I don't destroy the microbes.

The demand for organic food is growing big time, and the US plans of getting lots of it's organic food from Cuba. Cuba is extremely good at growing organically. Not being able to get pesticides turned out to be a big plus for them.

Cuba's organic farms are highly successful.

Meanwhile, US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who accompanied Obama on his Cuba foray, has articulated a post-embargo vision of Cuba as a major supplier of organic vegetables to the US market. In an interview with Modern Farmer after he led a trade delegation on a trip to the island in November, Vilsack marveled at the productivity of Cuba's farms, noting the "impressive array of root vegetables," the "fairly significant garlic production," and the bounty of citrus and avocados. "I think they just have an unlimited opportunity" for exporting organic produce to the United States, he said.

http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2016/03/cuba-us-agribusiness-coalition-obama-vilsack-cargill