questions about sustainable agriculture?
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Question by Firefoxrising: questions about sustainable agriculture?
how has sustainable agriculture changed? what other terms have been added to it? what happened to sustainable agriculture since 2000? and how do this apply to the us? please help? thank you
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i’m not sure what has “changed” in sustainable agriculture. i do know however some practices have been introduced such as precision farming, IPM (integrated pest management) or known as ICM (integrated crop management), there are also more stringent laws being developed that specify allowable vs prohibited activities as well as maximum allowable limits for chemicals produce for and used in agriculture. sustainable agriculture also includes the right choice of land designated for such purposes.
Julie
April 23, 2012 at 11:13 pm
sustainable agriculture is a euphemism. with 10 billion peeps coming to the table, nothing is sustainable.
markie o
April 24, 2012 at 12:08 am