Luis Rodríguez

God, family, friends and coffee...

[El Salvador Birds - Julio Acosta @ElSalvadorBirds]

Está comenzando la gran migración de aves de Norteamérica a Centroamérica y Sudamérica. Muchas, vuelan de noche y se desubican por la contaminación lumínica que producimos. Si no necesitas tener una luz externa encendida, apágala y ayudemos a que lleguen a su destino ¡Gracias!

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

White smoke! The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected the new Pope. He will appear soon at the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica.

[Cup of Excellence @cupofexcellence]

The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) and Cup of Excellence (COE) are pleased to announce they have partnered with V-Auction, part of the Vollers Group, as their official auction platform.

[Sprudge @sprudge]

"Drinking coffee in the morning may be more strongly associated with a lower risk of mortality than drinking coffee later in the day." https://t.co/9sAEE1ro4L

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

@SpillingTheBean Great seeing you again!

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

@SpillingTheBean @Lorozco101 Welcome to El Salvador! Stay safe and as much dry you can!

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

The "feeding the world" narrative as the main objective for agriculture policy is completely misguided.

Over the past 20 years, global food production has outpaced population growth by ~ 5% – we produce enough food to feed 11 billion people.

Despite this abundance, our food system is plagued by inefficiencies and imbalances.

We waste 1/3 of all the food produced, we burn 10% of the global grain crop for fuel, and for the first time in history more people die from overeating than not eating enough.

Moving forward our primary objective needs to be the production of a diversity of high-quality nutrient dense calories, rather than the overabundance of a handful of sources of calories devoid of essential nutrients.

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

@SpillingTheBean Moreover… these rains are not even close to be positive for coffee! We had seen 300mm in about 24 hours and keeps non stop for a few more days, I repeat if not clear this is 15% of a normal yearly rainfall in 24 hours!

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Cover crops increase infiltration of rainfall by as much as 6x, decrease sediments lost to erosion by as much as 20 tons/acre, and reduce nitrogen and phosphorus losses by as much as 90%.

An orchard with cover crops versus an orchard with bare soil after 3 inches of rain:

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

https://t.co/MoxT88k58v

#cafedeelsalvador #coffeetours #specialtycoffees #cupofexcellence

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

Check it out!

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Revered by some and unknown to many, breadfruit is one of the most promising yet underutilized perennial staple crops in the tropics

A single breadfruit tree can produce 500 pounds of nutritionally dense fruit seasonally for decades.

The case for a breadfruit resurgence:

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Superweeds are particularly tenacious plants that have evolved resistance to herbicides due to the overuse of a single herbicide. They’ve gone from almost non-existent to ubiquitous across our farmland.

Roundup-ready crops were engineered to be unaffected by the application of Roundup (glyphosate). The seeds of Roundup ready crops were sold with the promise of reducing herbicide use.

Instead, herbicide use increased dramatically. In the US alone, annual herbicide use increased by 35 million pounds following the widespread adoption of Roundup-ready corn.

Along with this rise in herbicide use, the emergence of superweeds occurred. Today, superweeds spread across well over 60 million acres of US farmland and cause an estimated $43 billion in damage to corn and soybean crops in the US and Canada.

Now, many farmers are using older-generation herbicides that are more toxic, pervasive, and known to volatilize and drift into neighboring fields. Not surprisingly, superweeds are emerging with resistance to these herbicides.

Misaligned incentives drive a poor agronomic model on vast stretches of our most important cropland. One study estimates that farmers could reduce herbicide use by 50% on wheat without any yield loss. Another estimate claims a 90% reduction in herbicides could be achieved by implementing crop rotations and cover crops.

The failed promise of Roundup-ready crops has led to increased herbicide use and the spread of superweeds. The proposed answer is higher rates of more toxic herbicides, proving we haven’t learned the lesson. To truly address this problem, we have to reevaluate our approach to agriculture.

[Biscuit Factory Café @BiscuitFactory1]

¡Cafecito delicioso por una buena causa! Este finde tenemos un #ElCafédeLosAmigosBF de invitado en nuestra barra gracias a nuestros amigos de Stricta Altura, la Familia Rodríguez Huezo…

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

The only true way to get rid of a mosquito bite

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

@TrishRothgeb We can do it! 💪🙌

[Trish Rothgeb @TrishRothgeb]

Made coffee without a scale this morning. I’m okay. We’re all okay

[Coffeed.com @CoffeedCom]

https://t.co/RE6lbIyYaT is back up and running.

[Luis Rodríguez @luisedro]

@cafeypancakes Esquiusme güaile I kis di eskais