Re:No-till no-herbicide farming system in trial since 1981
by shavingspiders on Monday October 19, 2020 @12:11PM
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Grass based livestock farming, or grass based with corn finishing, is pretty common in high rainfall areas of the world like Ireland & New Zealand. Considerably lower intensity than feedlots (better for the environment too), easier to handle, and generally a higher quality output so long as you're around area that can process that output & send it to the right market.
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Re:No-till no-herbicide farming system in trial since 1981
by nickff on Monday October 19, 2020 @01:46PM
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Lower intensity is a double-edged sword; you're easier on the land, but you occupy a lot more of it.
Over the past century, increases in agricultural productivity (due to high-intensity farming) in North America and Europe have allowed for the 're-wilding' of an area almost as large as France.