Cishe amaphesenti angama-67 abalimi bobhontshisi obomile abadliwayo eNorth Dakota naseMinnesota balima amasimu abo kabhontshisi ngesikhathi esithile, ngokusho kocwaningo lwabalimi, kusho uJoe Eakley weNorth Dakota State University's Weed Control Center.
Phuma cishe phakathi nendawo ngaphambi kokuba kuvele okusanhlamvu. Ekhuluma ngoSuku Lobhontshisi 2024, uthe amanye ubhontshisi ayaqhuma ngaphambi kokuba atshalwe, kanti cishe u-5% uyaqhuma ngemva kokuba ubhontshisi usumile.
"Njalo ngonyaka ngithola umbuzo. Uyazi, ngokuyisisekelo, ngingayigingqa nini njengoba kuhlobene nokusetshenziswa kwami komuthi wokubulala ukhula osele? Ingabe ikhona inzuzo yokufutha umuthi wokubulala ukhula kuqala bese uwugingqa, noma ukufutha umuthi wokubulala ukhula kuqala?" bese uwugingqa? - esho.
Ukujikeleza kusunduza amatshe phansi futhi kude nomshini wokuvuna, kodwa lesi senzo sibangela nokuminyana kwenhlabathi, “njengengozi yethrekhi yamathayi,” kusho uYackley.
“Lapho kukhona ukuminyana okuthile, sivame ukuzwa ingcindezi enkulu yokhula,” uyachaza. “Ngakho-ke ukugingqika kwamasondo kubukeka kanje. Ngakho-ke besifuna ngempela ukubheka umphumela wokugingqika ekucindezelweni kokhula ensimini, bese sibheka futhi ukulandelana kokugingqika uma kuqhathaniswa nokusebenzisa umuthi wokubulala ukhula osele.”
U-Eakley nethimba lakhe benze ukuhlolwa kokuqala "kokuzijabulisa nje" kuma-soya, kodwa uthi imfundiso yendaba ifana nalokho abakuthola kamuva ekuhlolweni ngobhontshisi odliwayo.
“Lapho singenawo ama-roller noma ama-herbicides, sinezihlahla ezingaba yi-100 kanye nezihlahla ezibolayo ezingama-50 ngeyadi lesikwele,” esho ngesivivinyo sokuqala ngo-2022. “Lapho sigoqa khona, empeleni besinomfutho wotshani ophindwe kabili futhi sinomfutho wamaqabunga abanzi kathathu.” “
Iseluleko sika-Eakley sasilula: “Ngokuyisisekelo, uma uzolungela futhi uthathe isinyathelo, noma yini esebenza kahle kakhulu ngokwezinto ezisetshenziswayo, asiboni mehluko ngesikhathi.”
Uyaqhubeka nokuchaza ukuthi ukugoqa nokusebenzisa ukhula olusele ngesikhathi esisodwa kusho ukuthi kuvela ukhula oluningi kodwa lugcinwa lulawulwa.
“Lokho kusho ukuthi singabulala ukhula oluningi ngale ndlela,” esho. “Ngakho-ke enye yezinto engizithathayo ukuthi, uma sizoqhubeka, siqinisekise ukuthi sinenqwaba yezicelo ezingase zisilele, ezingaba yinzuzo kithi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.”
“Asiboni ngempela umthelela omkhulu wokulawulwa kokhula ngemva kokuvela kwezitshalo,” esho. “Ngakho-ke kubukeka kukuhle nakithi.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-25-2024



