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Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold (www.sciencedaily.com)
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Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists engineered a yeast to produce the nutrient feed. Farmers could have it in two years.

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[–] 74 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Here in Germany farmers are payed for a strip of each field to be planted with wild flowers instead. They don't lose money at all and nature keeps a bit of land. Simple and cheap.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    That's a nice idea, but it would be better if the farmers hadn't bought that strip of field to begin with.

    Farming is ridiculous like that.

    Now the farmers are getting paid your tax euros because they once bought it, destroyed it and took no responsibility for it.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I like paying for a strip of land that it maintained for nature. That's a great use of taxes IMHO.

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