Retallack Viticulture and Ecology

Scientist, Agroecologist, Viticulturist @EcoVineyards native insectary plants, functional biodiversity 🌾🐞💚🌏

[AEA @AdvancingEcoAg]

Here's what insect control looks like at @realSwiftRiver Pecans. DNA tests on these bats' guano show they eat EVERY species of pest insect in the orchard!
🎧 Hear all about it on the podcast with @johnkempf: https://t.co/Gm975go752

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

Science, Soil and Sustainability: Insights from the Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference 2025
https://t.co/YiyD6x4WkF

[John Kempf @Johnkempf]

Solar energy collected by plants and other photosynthesizers brings new energy into an ecosystem, increasing the net energy within the system.

Solar energy that touches soil and is missed by plants oxidizes soil, kills soil biology, and depletes the net energy of the soil system.

[Regeneration International @regeneration_in]

NEW STUDY- Agrochemicals, Even in Non-Lethal Doses, Threaten the Survival of Non-Pest Insects: https://t.co/w0kOkNZCWC

[IPES-Food @IPESfood]

Every year 385 M people fall ill from pesticide poisoning.☢️

#Fossilfuels are the hidden ingredient in our #foodsystems. The agrochemicals they are used to create damage our health & our planet.

🌱Is there an alternative? Many!

🎧Find out in #FueltoFork
https://t.co/1T5ts8eEX2

[Australasian Bat Society @AusBats]

🦇The long awaited new Field Guide To Australian Bats is now available to purchase digitally on app stores!
#bats #ausbat #🦇

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

We are celebrating 5 years of @EcoVineyards 🐞 achievements and collaboration.

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

[EcoGrowers]

🌟Register now for our spring EcoVineyards IPM and microbat events in participating regions🌟

https://t.co/wGranFjeaU

[John Kempf @Johnkempf]

Have you considered the weather modulation and rainfall distribution effects of large land areas covered with perennials?

Spotty and irregular rainfall is a feature of a dysfunctional small water cycle, which is a result of bare soil and annual crops.

[Green is a mission @Greenisamissio1]

Night thoughts, repetition

A short journey through time for reflection💚

[John Luke @yesknow]

@Greenisamissio1 A thought-provoking graphic

The drivers of nature and biodiversity loss, with food systems responsible for more deforestation and freshwater use than all other causes.

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

Scientists work to unravel silent pandemic affecting farmers
In this small rural community, Parkinson’s disease is all too common. Many fear that farm chemicals could be behind it.
https://t.co/7Up0YhPM5x

[Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene @ryankatzrosene]

Woah! New research shows how vital biodiversity is to thriving humanity: In US counties where bats declined from white-nose syndrome, insect numbers surged, leading to a 31% rise in pesticide use and subsequently *an 8% increase in infant mortality*! #Biodiversity #Conservation

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

Problem is that after a few years, most people normalize extreme climate as normal
They also normalize disappearance of world Bees insects birds wildlife, marine life, forests wetlands and their replacement with a sterile barren lifeless landscape as normal

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

That earthy aroma to your wine may stem from wool https://t.co/7MKv2Z138S

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

Is Napa Green Just Greenwashing?
https://t.co/Fi6KAKPd5h

[Retallack Viticulture and Ecology @RetallackViti]

@johnkempf Beware of the imposters of denial - that wont work here; that’s not possible; we can’t do it, and despair - it is too hard; where do I start. Because they take no effort!

[AEA @AdvancingEcoAg]

In case you missed it — @johnkempf and Rick Clark (@FarmGreen13) had a great conversation where they talked in-depth about the impact of legumes on soil aggregation and the challenges of no-till organic farming.

🎧 Listen to Episode 122 now: https://t.co/VPDqrYfrFB

[James Bullock @JMBecologist]

Pesticide pollution mapped across Europe

Red marks ‘critical’ levels
https://t.co/iePTA7CwuU

[John Kempf @Johnkempf]

Might be the wrong time of year to recommend reading material, but I keep getting asked the question about books I recommend, so here is the list I put together: https://t.co/vIL6QCTWs0