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Originally Posted by suspectnumber961
[COLOR="Blue"]The results were stunning: The longer rotations produced better yields of both corn and soy, reduced the need for nitrogen fertilizer and herbicides by up to 88 percent, reduced the amounts of toxins in groundwater 200-fold and didn’t reduce profits by a single cent.
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If this is true, then we need not fret about anything. Farmers will adopt the practices that net the greatest profits. If they can grow crops in a more natural way while maintaining profit, then the outcome is inevitable. I would imagine that as fossil fuel prices rise, pesticides and fertilizers will become more expensive, and natural practices will become more profitable.