Wen<p>The connection between high fertiliser use and a massive reduction in floqwer numbers and pollinating insects has been confirmed in the longest running study of the subject to date.</p><p>This should come as no surprise but it is another example of how modern farming methods (including ploughing practices) are preparing us for a bleak future.</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-024-00070-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s44185-024</span><span class="invisible">-00070-6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/20/uk-agriculture-farming-fertilisers-yields-biodiversity-study-park-grass-pollinators-bees-wildflowers-aoe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/20/uk-agriculture-farming-fertilisers-yields-biodiversity-study-park-grass-pollinators-bees-wildflowers-aoe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fertiliser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fertiliser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Damage</span></a></p>