In this episode David Bushell explains the waning efficacy of industrial herbicides in monocropping agriculture, parallels of conventional agronomy with with the pharmaceutical-based medical system, regenerative agricultural solutions, and much more.David Bushell is a consultant Agronomist of more than 30 years experience. After advising farmers for many decades on a lists of chemical herbicides and fungicides to spray on their fields, David now advocates regenerative and rotational practices that improve the quality of the soil and long-term economic viability of farms without the need for chemical inputs. He also runs his own organic, mixed cattle and cropping farm near Temora, Southern NSW, Australia. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s intro00:01:40 David’s background, agronomy & the cracks in conventional agronomy00:07:08 Chemical inputs – analogies with human and soil health00:11:15 Decreasing effectiveness of herbicides over time00:16:20 What is glyphosate?00:22:15 What is crop desiccation?00:33:35 “Double knocking” with gylphosate then paraquat00:38:43 What is atrazine?00:44:05 The history and cultivation of the Canola oilseed crop00:50:40 Feeding factory farmed animals with contaminated commodity crops00:58:35 The contrived, fragile, engineered commodity crops01:14:23 Solutions to the chemical method - multi-species cropping, crop rotations, etc01:20:56 David’s closing thoughts for farmers01:23:37 Dr Max's outro----------------------------------------------------------------FURTHER READINGA Soil Owners Manual by John Stikahttps://www.amazon.com.au/Soil-Owners-Manual-Restore-Maintain/dp/1530431263The Farm as an Ecosystem by Jerry Brunettihttps://www.amazon.com/Farm-as-Ecosystem-Jerry-Brunetti/dp/1601730411PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONSRegenerative Agriculture Podcast by John KempfEpisode #73: John Faganhttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/regenerative-agriculture-podcast/id1372359995?i=1000528379046Real Organic PodcastBob Quinn Pt 1: Organic Grain Farming Vs. Chemical Grain Farming -https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/real-organic-podcast/id1573111162?i=1000571214834Farmers Helping Farmers PodcastFRASER POGUE: The Good Dirt on Good Farminghttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/farmers-helping-farmers/id1652195970?i=1000607456710----------------------------------------------------------------CONTACT DAVIDEchidna Ag – echidnaag(at)gmail.comFollow DR MAXTwitter: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDApple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1661751206Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwRLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd