how does taking the animals out of organic farming damage the ecosystem?
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Question by Awesome 😀: how does taking the animals out of organic farming damage the ecosystem?
I read an article “Scientists turn stem cells into pork” and a researcher said:
“organic farming relies on crop and livestock rotation, and that taking animals out of the equation could damage the ecosystem.” how?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_petri_pork
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3 Responses to how does taking the animals out of organic farming damage the ecosystem?
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my only thought is that it might be something to do with manure?
Nick
December 7, 2011 at 10:53 am
i don’t agree with that kind of farming. It will cost the farmer, and not Biblically sound, at all.
I wonder what some are going to think if it is on the way ! And they have to do it ! Instead of some just doing it for kicks.
It ain’t right !
mr.dfleming57
December 7, 2011 at 11:36 am
my guess, is that alot of food / cash crops use up the nitrogen in the soil, and livestock would be put in a pasture (grassland). their manure, and i think the grass, would return nitrogen to the soil. if you keep taking (growing the crops) without putting back in, it makes the soil thinner and less fertile. you have to take in to account that, being an organic farmer means they don’t use chemical fertilizers. It’s also massively expensive to use organic fertilizer (manure) if it’s not produced nearby, as it is much heavier than chemicals. Also, if the land is fallow, it is not tilled. Working the soil contributes towards soil erosion. Basically, if you leave the soil alone, (letting plants grow naturally) the soil gets nice and thick, and it won’t be washed away as easily by runoff, or blown away by the wind. If you work the soil year after year after year without a rest period, you will make your land less productive as you get down deeper into the soil, where there is less organic material.
Derek
December 7, 2011 at 11:48 am