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Sterling College Farm – Students with calf.
Question by Charles: How can American farmers increase levels of production while remaining good stewards of the environment?
Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!
By adopting sustainable agriculture practices such as crop rotation, intercropping, mulching, minimum or zero soil tillage, composting, cover crops, and integrated pest management. These practices have been shown to work and can increase yields and yet be more environmentally friendly.
cbsteh
December 31, 2013 at 1:15 pm
By using GM crops that require less fertilizer inputs and that are drought resistant and that require fewer or no insecticides.
fooddoc
December 31, 2013 at 2:04 pm