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Travis_0004

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12. perhaps true, but its not always so simple

Reply to mucifer (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 11, 2015, 01:33 PM

Oct 2015

I have some land where I grow hay. I get the land cut for free, and get a small amount of money.

The soil is not great for growing crops, I dont want to deal with growing crops anyway. If there was no demand I would just pay somebody to cut it.

Animal feed pays less per acre than a lot of other crops, because its often grown in areas where growing other crops may not make sense.

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The Lower Productivity Of Organic Farming: A New Analysis And Its Big Implications [View all] progressoid Oct 2015 OP

It wouldn't be such a huge issue IF mucifer Oct 2015 #1

then again pasture/grass fed beef is less intensive ag than growing grain, even for humans. Kali Oct 2015 #4

If all the humans ate the same amount of cows they are eating now mucifer Oct 2015 #5

perhaps true, but its not always so simple Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #12

yields aren't the full measure of the impacts of various methods Kali Oct 2015 #2

Yes! hunter Oct 2015 #16

We already grow more food than is ever eaten. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #3

Mostly grain for cows and livestock... JCMach1 Oct 2015 #9

It's odd to see this as a response to information that shows organic's inefficiency. HuckleB Oct 2015 #19

I may be a bit off topic here but I believe what is more important is food that is wasted tencats Oct 2015 #6

We have more than enough acreage to feed Americans XemaSab Oct 2015 #7

Symptom katsy Oct 2015 #8

Organic can only be sustainable if we are talking vegetables JCMach1 Oct 2015 #10

Well, if there seems to be one organic crop that doesn't have this problem NuclearDem Oct 2015 #11

This is a rebuttal. Igel Oct 2015 #13

Irrelevant! What about the NUTRITIONAL yield? Peace Patriot Oct 2015 #14

Do the stats LWolf Oct 2015 #15

We throw away massive amounts of produce Marrah_G Oct 2015 #17

Recommended. Considering that organic farming would also be on the wrong side of... HuckleB Oct 2015 #18

At some point we are just going to have to eat algae and yeast. yellowcanine Oct 2015 #20

And crickets. progressoid Oct 2015 #23

I prefer my crickets roasted..... yellowcanine Oct 2015 #25

Organic farming is 00.6% of US farming so it's hard to see what "big implications" GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #21

I'd like to see a similar analysis done by someone who isn't a big ag shill. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #22

"Organic" farming can fill an economic and food quality niche. PufPuf23 Oct 2015 #24

Lower yields but healthier food. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #26