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Book review of Dirt: the erosion of civilization

Book review of Dirt: the erosion of civilization Preface.  On average civilizations collapsed between 800 to 2,000 years before ruining their soil. Industrial agriculture is doing this far faster – in most of the United States half of the original topsoil is gone and industrial farming techniques erode and compact the land much more than […]

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Back in time: Retracing the path to diversity

Back in time: Retracing the path to diversity Industrial bread production is based on speed, scale and uniformity. To supply this system, industrially grown grain is limited to a few, highly controlled varieties. But greater diversity would make grain crops more adaptable and therefore more sustainable in the long run. How are some plant breeders, […]

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Industrial Farming Plows Up Brazil’s ‘Underground Forest’ | Climate Central

Industrial Farming Plows Up Brazil’s ‘Underground Forest’ | Climate Central. PALMAS, Brazil – South and east of Brazil’s famous Amazon, the air becomes dryer and the humid rainforest gives way to emerald green patches of irrigated pasture carved from scrubby woods and native grasslands. As global meat demand increases, farmers are plowing up more of […]

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