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Agriculture is 'ecocide'? Third-generation farmer takes on environmental objections to modern food production

from The Hill

Agriculture is 'ecocide'? Third-generation farmer takes on environmental objections to modern food production The Hill America's farmers and ranchers are not committing "ecocide," as some critics claim. The advances made in just the past 30 years have drastically improved the way food gets from our fields to our homes. Just three decades ago, it would have required 100 million more acres to grow the amount of food being produced today. At the same time, farmers have dedicated 140 million acres — 15% of all farmland — to conservation, providing natural habitats and buffers. READ MORE

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