Friday, April 27, 2012

Organic Farming Not So Great.

  • Hobby farming may favor organic, they are not in it to make a living.
  • Safer? More study is needed.
  • We have our government burning corn and soybeans for fuel, another government stupid idea.
From the article, this excerpt,
Crop yields from organic farming are as much as 34% lower than those from comparable conventional farming practices, the analysis finds. Organic agriculture performs particularly poorly for vegetables and some cereal crops such as wheat, which make up the lion’s share of the food consumed around the world.
  • What farmer would go organic to be 34% less efficient?
Read more from NATURE.COM BY Natasha Gilbert.

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