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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), This production is mostly used for animal feeds and biofuels. From 1950 to 2000, U.S.

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Is the Sustainable Grain Market Worth It?

DTN

Grain growers won’t change their planting or crop protection practices without knowing how the switch will affect their profitability and long-term goals. Other sustainable agricultural practices (which, again, are not new concepts) include crop rotation, strategic irrigation, and using inputs with a low environmental impact.

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