29. Glyphosate and Industrial Agriculture's Addiction to Chemical Herbicides with David Bushell

In this episode David Bushell explains the waning efficacy of industrial herbicides in monocropping agriculture, parallels of conventional agronomy with with the pharmaceutical-based medical system, regenerative agricultural solutions, and much more.David Bushell is a consultant Agronomist of more than 30 years experience. After advising farmers for many decades on a lists of chemical herbicides and fungicides to spray on their fields, David now advocates regenerative and rotational practices that improve the quality of the soil and long-term economic viability of farms without the need for chemical inputs. He also runs his own organic, mixed cattle and cropping farm near Temora, Southern NSW, Australia. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s intro00:01:40 David’s background, agronomy & the cracks in conventional agronomy00:07:08 Chemical inputs – analogies with human and soil health00:11:15 Decreasing effectiveness of herbicides over time00:16:20 What is glyphosate?00:22:15 What is crop desiccation?00:33:35 “Double knocking” with gylphosate then paraquat00:38:43 What is atrazine?00:44:05 The history and cultivation of the Canola oilseed crop00:50:40 Feeding factory farmed animals with contaminated commodity crops00:58:35 The contrived, fragile, engineered commodity crops01:14:23 Solutions to the chemical method - multi-species cropping, crop rotations, etc01:20:56 David’s closing thoughts for farmers01:23:37 Dr Max's outro----------------------------------------------------------------FURTHER READINGA Soil Owners Manual by John Stikahttps://www.amazon.com.au/Soil-Owners-Manual-Restore-Maintain/dp/1530431263The Farm as an Ecosystem by Jerry Brunettihttps://www.amazon.com/Farm-as-Ecosystem-Jerry-Brunetti/dp/1601730411PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONSRegenerative Agriculture Podcast by John KempfEpisode #73: John Faganhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-podcast/id1372359995?i=1000528379046Real Organic PodcastBob Quinn Pt 1: Organic Grain Farming Vs. Chemical Grain Farming -https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/real-organic-podcast/id1573111162?i=1000571214834Farmers Helping Farmers PodcastFRASER POGUE: The Good Dirt on Good Farminghttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/farmers-helping-farmers/id1652195970?i=1000607456710----------------------------------------------------------------CONTACT DAVIDEchidna Ag – echidnaag(at)gmail.comFollow DR MAXTwitter: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDApple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1661751206Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwRLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us Fan Mail🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) ExchangeUse code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show