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Corn based ethanol would like a word. Also, it’s ironic to me that subsidized industrial monoculture has a number of insecurity producing effects: 1. Topsoil l
by gbrown 5y ago
Corn based ethanol would like a word. Also, it’s ironic to me that subsidized industrial monoculture has a number of insecurity producing effects:
1. Topsoil loss
2. Mismanagement of surface water and subsurface reserves
3. Centralization and consolidation, decimating rural communities which would be producing more labor intensive food in a crisis
4. Lower biodiversity, increased risk of catastrophic loss
5. The whole system relies on global trade to make useful food anyway
If national security were the actual driving force, farm policy would look a lot different.
- sjg007 5y agoYou should read up on modern farming techniques. That would mitigate a lot of your concerns.
- gbrown 5y agoThanks… but I do. My state is responsible for more than 1/3 of the total nutrient entering the Gulf of Mexico, and our major city recently tried and failed to sue counties to the north for making their water cost prohibitive to treat. What exactly don’t you think I know about farming practices? I personally know both commodity farmers and sustainable vegetable farmers.