Regenerative agriculture: merging farming and natural resource conservation profitably
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Regenerative agriculture: merging farming and natural resource conservation profitably
Most cropland in the United States is characterized by large monocultures, whose productivity is maintained through a strong reliance on costly tillage, external fertilizers, and pesticides (Schipanski et al., 2016). Despite this, farmers have developed a regenerative model of farm production that promotes soil health and biodiversity, while producing nutrient-dense farm products profitably. Li...
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عنوان ژورنال: PeerJ
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2167-8359
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4428