(updated 8/22/11) Yesterday I posted about what I believe to be the five best things about Organic farming. These are attributes that I seriously believe are good ideas [ … ]
Tag: No-till
Organic Farming Would Be Better In Terms of Climate Change Impact. Right?
[social_buttons] I’m probably going to irritate some people with this post. I apologize in advance because that is not at all my intention. For those readers that don’t think climate change is [ … ]
What Does an Agricultural Scientist Worry About in the Food Supply (Part 1)
[social_buttons] Lots of people in America are worried about their food – usually not about having enough food, but mostly about things that might be in their food that could [ … ]
Putting The “Carbon Footprint” of Farming in Perspective
[social_buttons] When thinking about “carbon footprints” it helps to have real numbers to put things in perspective. The EPA estimates that for the US, agriculture represents about 8% of total [ … ]
Followup to “An Inconvenient Truth about Composting”
[social_buttons] My earlier blog about greenhouse gas emissions from composting generated a lot of good discussion so I am writing to respond. Yes, composting is certainly better than some outcomes [ … ]
50 Years of Truely Sustainable Agriculture to be Celebrated Next Year
“No-till” Soybeans Following Wheat [social_buttons] There is a sub-set of farmers who have been practicing a much more sustainable form of agriculture for decades and we are coming up on [ … ]