Can sustainable farming save Iowa's precious soil and water?
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Iowa is a powerhouse producer of corn and soybeans. But all the industrial farming has come at a cost to the environment. Today, there's a growing number of farmers adopting more sustainable practices in a bid to save Iowa's precious soil and water.
NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Mark Bittman reports as part of our "Future of Food" series, supported in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.
Video source: PBS NewsHour
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2 Comments
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Humanity harvests water & nutrients from land (that also require them), yet disposes of same to waterways (which don't need them). This is our Linear Economy (that long-term disadvantages both nature and society), which is both illogical and unsustainable! If you wish to learn about the promise of a Circular Economy (with long-term eco-social benefits) then please visit www.baleen.com or kindly make contact with me direct at yuri@baleen.com
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Very interesting !