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ANWR of the heartland?
Why plowing up Conservation Reserve Program land won't solve the food crisis |
Tom Philpott |
11 Apr 2008 |
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| Uh oh. The New York Times reports that 'thousands of farmers are taking their fields out of the government's biggest conservation program, which pays them not to cultivate.' Rather then let the ground lie fallow, they're planting it with corn, soy, and wheat -- the price of each of which stands near or above all-time highs. 'Last fall, they took back as many acres as are in Rhode Island and Delaware combined,' The Times reports. And there's serious pressure to bring mo ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, business, cellulosic ethanol, economy, food, industrial ag (all these topics) |
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