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Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by fit2rule on Monday June 29, 2020 @05:00AM (#23675750)
It is not pseudo-science - it just hasn't been taken seriously by current _market_ leaders in the agricultural science market.

That is not the same as being a pseudo-science.

There are a lot of discoveries in agriculture that aren't taken seriously by mainstream researchers, because they work for market-dominating entities who can't profit when people start growing their own food gardens.

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by LunaSea on Monday June 29, 2020 @05:28AM (#23675863)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture#Recepti...

All research papers linked show that biodynamic agriculture is similar to alchemy.

Do you have scientific sources that show any advantages of biodynamic agriculture over regular biological agriculture?

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by fit2rule on Monday June 29, 2020 @06:21AM (#23676145)
Rigorous science requires a great deal of validation. Woo-woo 'energy fields' - okay, sure. But I don't think enough has been done on the subject of lunar cycles and plant health, and that's one of the issues I have with lumping all "biodynamic agriculture" under the same pretext.

I can say that what I've seen with my own eyes: crops which were planted during a full moon versus crops (from the same seedlings) going in a week later, is that the moon-crops were bigger, juicier, and more resilient to problems - this over multiple years, in my own personal garden, under the watchful eye of my own gardener, whose opinion I trust inherently ..

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by Fireflite on Monday June 29, 2020 @07:17AM (#23676455)
Yes, you'll often get better results by transplanting earlier. You're missing the inverse control though.

In the absence of a specific mechanism it seems very implausible that the full moon has a measurable positive effect on the plants.

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by fit2rule on Monday June 29, 2020 @07:24AM (#23676506)
I dunno about that. Plants evolved under the influence of the moon.
Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by LunaSea on Monday June 29, 2020 @07:35AM (#23676588)
Thing is that the idea has merit if it has been proven in double blind scenarios with controls.

This is not the case here.

We might not know everything about biological processes in agriculture and all the variables that come into play, however that doesn't mean that any idea that isn't part of "mainstream" agriculture has merit on its own.

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by fit2rule on Monday June 29, 2020 @07:56AM (#23676717)
Mainstream isn't always as inclusive for things as it might want to be. There could be economic reasons for suppressing the biodynamic movement.

Agricultural-science is fraught with misdeed.

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by LunaSea on Monday June 29, 2020 @08:49AM (#23677091)
We live in an age of mass production, I wonder what company would try to block farmers from producing more.

Also, no company can stop independent farmers from starting a biodynamic farm and produce more than their competitors thus being able to have even better margins.

So I think we can safely classify those kinds of worries in the "conspiracy theory" until proven otherwise.

Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by fit2rule on Monday June 29, 2020 @09:32AM (#23677388)
Oh, I think you're being specious if you really have an interest in this subject but can't name a single company that would try to block farmers producing more using techniques from which the company can't derive profit... But hey, if you want to use the old 'conspiracy theory' saw to end the discussion, fine with me.
Re:Innovation by ancient farmers adds to biodiversity of the... by LunaSea on Monday June 29, 2020 @11:31AM (#23678502)
Well you're making a claim regarding biodynamic agriculture but can't back it up.

When asked for sources you answer with obscure conspiracy theories which are again, not backed up.

I'm sorry but science it built on stronger principles than this.