Regenerative agriculture not confined to labels
Kevin Hursh, PAg, penned an interesting article in the March 31 edition on page 11 of The Western Producer. The discussion regarding alternative weed control exploration was fascinating.
However, Mr. Hursh’s notion of irony is flawed. Mr. Hursh proposes that a politically right-leaning farm consultant and entrepreneurial individual is juxtaposed against their support of regenerative agriculture practices and a focus on soil health and goes on to classify this as irony. How so Mr. Hursh?
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It seems to me that Mr. Hursh has made false assumptions based on his notion that a farm consultant is not likely to support regenerative agricultural practice. This assumption is flawed and cannot support his notion of irony. Many farm consultants support regenerative agricultural practices.
Maybe it is that an entrepreneurial individual is likely to be opposed to soil health. Again, Mr. Hursh’s assumption is incorrect and thus his notion of irony is not valid based on that label.
Is it that regenerative agriculture and related soil health concepts are in conflict with right-leaning political views? Alas, this too falls flat, without basis. Even in Mr. Hursh’s home province, concepts of regenerative agriculture and related soil health are independent of partisan flavours.
So, while I have a long history of enjoying Mr. Hursh’s columns and have benefited greatly from his wonderful media training expertise, which began over 20 years ago while at the University of Saskatchewan, I wonder where the real irony is? Could it be that the irony is in the coloured glasses Mr. Hursh wears that don’t seem to allow him to see beyond the labels he described and seem to distort his views on foundational agricultural concepts such as soil health?
It appears that the Yuma, Arizona, research has already been worth the effort.
Ross MacDonald, PAg
Lake Alma, Sask., in Treaty 4
Territory
