The reason for soil degredation is not the cattle. They help enrich the soil. Plants enrich the soil, too.
But when you get monocrops (i.e. acres of nothing but corn), then the lack of biodiversity destroys the soil. It is BigAg and the insistence of monocrops everywhere that has caused the soil degredation.
However, it can be reversed anywhere. All that is needed is a biodiverse ecosystem with multiple crops and animals, each working together.
Plants "breathe" CO2 by pulling it out of the air. It is then converted into liquid carbon, releasing the O2 back into the air for animals to breathe.
This process is called "carbon sequestration." The liquid carbon flows down through the plant and into the roots. From there, microorganisms in the soil feed on the liquid carbon, and they use it to dissolve the rock nearby, which releases minerals. The microorganisms then take those minerals back to the plants, where the plants uptake the minerals, since plants need the minerals as part of their nutrient cycle.
The minerals, along with water and sunshine, cause the plants to grow more plant matter, which provides food for the herbivores. The herbivores provide food for the carnivores. Both animals defecate and urinate, which adds nutrients to the soil, feeding the microorganisms. The plants and animals that die on the land decompose into the soil (with the help of bacteria), further enriching the soil.
It is the Cycle of Life.
Tyrant wannabes who interfere with this process are enemies of the People.
The reason for soil degredation is not the cattle. They help enrich the soil. Plants enrich the soil, too.
But when you get monocrops (i.e. acres of nothing but corn), then the lack of biodiversity destroys the soil. It is BigAg and the insistence of monocrops everywhere that has caused the soil degredation.
However, it can be reversed anywhere. All that is needed is a biodiverse ecosystem with multiple crops and animals, each working together.
Plants "breathe" CO2 by pulling it out of the air. It is then converted into liquid carbon, releasing the O2 back into the air for animals to breathe.
This process is called "carbon sequestration." The liquid carbon flows down through the plant and into the roots. From there, microorganisms in the soil feed on the liquid carbon, and they use it to dissolve the rock nearby, which releases minerals. The microorganisms then take those minerals back to the plants, where the plants uptake the minerals, since plants need the minerals as part of their nutrient cycle.
The minerals, along with water and sunshine, cause the plants to grow more plant matter, which provides food for the herbivores. The herbivores provide food for the carnivores. Both animals defecate and urinate, which adds nutrients to the soil, feeding the microorganisms. The plants and animals that die on the land decompose into the soil (with the help of bacteria), further enriching the soil.
It is the Cycle of Life.
Tyrant wannabes who interfere with this process are enemies of the People.