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Environment
fromwww.independent.co.uk
18 hours ago

Pig and poultry farming continues to harm the environment on huge scale, report warns

Pig and poultry farming generates vast manure volumes and nutrient pollution that degrades waterways, stresses freshwater wildlife, and requires extensive land for feed production.
fromModern Farmer
4 days ago

How to Fight Soil Nutrient Loss with Prairie Strips

Since then, soil preservation via conservation programs has come to the fore. With strategies like planting prairie strips, soil nutrient loss is reduced. This is possible for farms with large acreages, and for smaller market farms too. Prairie strips do not need to be installed all at once, and can be introduced to the farm in stages. There are plenty of other reasons for planting prairie strips - soil nutrient loss being one factor.
Agriculture
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