tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326214306081873317.post2474291912794704609..comments2023-07-02T04:20:03.404-04:00Comments on Grain Crops Update: The Price of FoodChad Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00703437109742937327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326214306081873317.post-28413162131288583122010-02-01T05:33:54.594-05:002010-02-01T05:33:54.594-05:00The very tone of the article is indicative of peop...The very tone of the article is indicative of people who worry very little about having enough to eat, a luxury not shared by many people around the world. In some ways, U.S. farmers and agriculture are victims of their own successes.Term papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326214306081873317.post-66108987715535144012009-09-19T07:01:26.962-04:002009-09-19T07:01:26.962-04:00Tillage, when properly managed as modern organic f...Tillage, when properly managed as modern organic farmers are required to do to be certified, is not necessarily a path to soil erosion or soil degradation. If I may call your attention to some USDA research from Beltsville<br /><br />www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/.../JSWC200762-6-144-147.pdf<br /><br />With the money quote here "Results of this research suggest that organic<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326214306081873317.post-73215262432462873412009-09-10T13:56:21.336-04:002009-09-10T13:56:21.336-04:00Intensive tillage is commonly used in organic prod...Intensive tillage is commonly used in organic production and it was that practice to which I was referring. There is research underway here and othe places to reduce or eliminate tillage in organic production. I probably should have stated "intensive tillage" in the posting.Chad Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703437109742937327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326214306081873317.post-79623384798066190302009-09-09T08:36:05.972-04:002009-09-09T08:36:05.972-04:00Thanks for this great article. Those who would see...Thanks for this great article. Those who would seek to destroy American agriculture do not realize the hunger that will likely come with their success. <br /><br />However, I question whether today's organic farmers actually are using similar tactics as ancient Africans. I confess I don't know my African agricultural history well, but I suspect that they did not have access to soil Lonahttp://shadysidefarm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com