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Re:Americans, it turns out, would rather visit a store than ... by jdsully on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:22PM (#23327570)
If a field is harvested too efficiently it needs to be left fallow to rebuild lost nutrients. Leaving some in the ground is not waste by any definition.
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Re:Americans, it turns out, would rather visit a store than ... by ip26 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @04:36PM (#23329613)
Well... You do need to account for the lost inputs, e.g. fertilizer that runs off instead of being sequestered, water pumped in for irrigation, gasoline to power a tractor, and so forth.

A cover crop (e.g. clover) specifically for building soil that grows without aid of fertilizer or irrigation is a better story in this regard.

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