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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Many practices can lower a farm’s greenhouse gas emissions, including alternative manure management techniques and the use of renewable energy. Other practices that build soil organic matter, such as cover crops, compost, perennials and conservation tillage, can sequester carbon in the soil.

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DON'T ASK FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

The Lunatic Farmer

They believe carbon-based (compost) farming will starve the world. That America's farm salvation is exports. That mixing plants and animals with integrated farming brings disease. s "agency capture." And what do those 10 miles of USDA offices believe? That wellness comes from a syringe. Folks, it's a big ship.