Illinois [total land area] is 75% corn/soybeans. are there other plants ( + seasonal cover crops) we could be sowing? ๐ฝ๐ซ๐๐๐พ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ง๏ธโ๏ธ
Every year over 1.7 billion tons of cropland soil are lost to erosion, posing a serious threat to our food systems.
Today, I introduced the COVER Act to support farmers planting cover crops that improve soil health & water quality and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
On The Green Fence, @dwnews: "Agriculture needs to adapt to climate change to ensure food security. Agroforestry systems could help make farms more resilient, but they only constitute a fraction of farming. Is it time for change?" https://t.co/o11y4kT2LC
anthropogenic-led collapse of the biosphere needs to be declared National Emergency by @POTUS 15 years ago, Addressing the Threat From Energy & Consumer Investments That Finance the Holocene Extinction, otherwise Referred to as the Sixth Mass Extinction or Anthropocene Extinction
Chicago is giving 500 free bikes to CPS students, but need to give away all 5000 at once instead of waiting until 2026. big potential, why waste time. @chicagosmayor