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In reply to the discussion: Organic farms yield less produce, require more land: study [View all]yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)36. Except that most land is better suited for permanent pasture than annual crops like veggies.
It is possible to raise cattle on grass. Kind of hard for people to eat grass though.
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Everyone knows the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment is a subsidiary of Monsanto
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#16
And the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation looks to be a front for the Koch brothers...
FarCenter
Apr 2012
#17
I was being sarcastic -- take a look at the link; they support a wide range of environmental causes.
FarCenter
Apr 2012
#45
Anyone who has driven through southern Minnesota has seen all the Monsanto signs and I would
jwirr
Apr 2012
#63
Of course not and that is not what I said. But having a huge business in the back yard is reason
jwirr
Apr 2012
#72
I believe the "front posts" were supposed to be jokes in response to the "It was Monsanto" claims.
yellowcanine
Apr 2012
#41
The article did say that the difference declines over time. I wish they had been more specific
libinnyandia
Apr 2012
#3
The article ended with that as a throw-away line when in fact it is a key finding
Gormy Cuss
Apr 2012
#23
Nitrogen-fixing crops can be rotated in off seasons or shoulder seasons (depending on climate)
Gormy Cuss
Apr 2012
#30
but applied nitrogen in runoff decreases the yield from our waterways by polluting them
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#73
That is what I was thinking - also the continued fertilization of the soil is supposed to cut the
jwirr
Apr 2012
#64
true-- the lower pollution should offset the increased land, even in a worse case scenario
NoMoreWarNow
Apr 2012
#43
Except that most land is better suited for permanent pasture than annual crops like veggies.
yellowcanine
Apr 2012
#36
What is the relative health risk? The spinach scare a few years back was organic spinach.
yellowcanine
Apr 2012
#37
I think I agree with you. If we were using our resources on a local level (even in developing
jwirr
Apr 2012
#67
Maybe so, but maybe if we respected our food and didn't waste so much it wouldn't matter. I'll take
Pisces
Apr 2012
#32
But Roundup lets one use less land, and provides that just right smoky flavor. n/t
jtuck004
Apr 2012
#48
This is uncontroversial, but this is geoagriculture. Use hydroponics, and the like...
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#50
I'd love to see a study that includes the use of Permaculture techniques.
PuraVidaDreamin
Apr 2012
#55
NO synthetic herbicides can be used here in VT for organic farming. Zero. in fact, the growing
piratefish08
Apr 2012
#70
Organic farms DO yield less and require more land - the alternative is deadly food.
piratefish08
Apr 2012
#74