Thursday, May 9, 2013

Indoor Farming: What Impact Do GE Ryegrasses Have?

By Rob Sutter


Organic indoor farming can undergo a multitude of problems and each of them seems to be set in the realm of nature. For example, a drought can happen if there is little moisture to be found. This is probably one of the more detrimental issues to consider and I think that it gives farmers more of a challenge in maintaining their land as well as the crops they cultivate. However, it should be noted that there are modified components which do nothing but hinder the organic properties of land.

Radio New Zealand reported on organic indoor farming, more specifically how GE ryegrasses would work alongside the endeavor. According to the article, the grasses cannot be used to cultivate these kinds of crops because they are not organic. They are altered through no method of nature and if this is the case, the items can no longer be considered pure. While the long-term impact on humans remains to be seen, I can still see organizations along the lines of Colle Farmers Market focusing on it.

It'd been said, in the written article, that a lack of independent research is to blame but I believe that the facts are clear. Anything that's been altered through synthetic means cannot be used in this kind of farming. It does very little to impact the crops in beneficial ways and even if they could, these methods are not what one would consider pure. There are better options out there which serve their purposes and do not hinder crops that come about from the ground naturally.

Drought appears to be an issue that comes about quite often and why should any farmer have to go about something that isn't within their control? There are methods to future-proof the surface, though, and they are all natural to boot. You could make use of herbs in order to impact the land and you could gain the same kind of result by planting trees, if you are truly committed to the cause. These are just a couple of ways I could see the land becoming bettered in the long run.

With a number of ways to make the soil better, does farming have to necessarily be so much of an issue? I don't think that this has to be the case, especially when you consider that natural methods exist. While these seem to take more work to follow through with, I think that this is all part of the organic growth of fruits and vegetables. There is hard work to be bad and it's all a matter of receiving the items for the effort you put forth.




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