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Statewide Results Of A Study Of Sustainable Agriculture In South Dakota; Hog Comments, Thomas L. Dobbs, Donald C. Taylor, James D. Smolik, Gene Murra Jun 1992

Statewide Results Of A Study Of Sustainable Agriculture In South Dakota; Hog Comments, Thomas L. Dobbs, Donald C. Taylor, James D. Smolik, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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Sustainable Agriculture Development In China: Report Of A Field Visit, Donald Taylor Oct 1990

Sustainable Agriculture Development In China: Report Of A Field Visit, Donald Taylor

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

China has a rich history of agricultural production practices involving the intensive and regenerative use of her soil and other natural resources. The challenge of having to feed a population in excess of 1 billion people that continues to grow and has become more well-to-do, especially in the last decade, is awesome. Because of intense pressure for added food production, China has been forced to shift toward the heavy use of externally-produced, purchased inputs to complement her traditional internally-produced inputs and farming practices. China's farming communities that once were largely self-sufficient now have many, varied linkages with the "outside world." …

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Sustainable Agriculture Policy Analyses: South Dakota On- Farm Case Studies, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor Oct 1990

Sustainable Agriculture Policy Analyses: South Dakota On- Farm Case Studies, Thomas Dobbs, David Becker, Donald Taylor

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

The efficacies of farming systems in the United States (U.S.) are increasingly being judged by both environmental and economic sustainability criteria. Taxpayers are becoming more insistent that agricultural production systems be compatible with environmental goals; the 1985 Food Security Act and the pending 1990 Federal farm bill place environmental constraints on farming practices as conditions for receiving farm program benefits. Farmers themselves are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of particular farming practices which have become "conventional" over the past 30 to 40 years. They are concerned about soil erosion. groundwater contamination by pesticides and fertilizers. and possible human health …

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South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Donald Taylor, Thomas Dobbs, James Smolik Jun 1989

South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Donald Taylor, Thomas Dobbs, James Smolik

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

The sustainable agriculture technology followed by South Dakota farmers is characterized by very limited use of synthetic chemical inputs (fertilizers , pesticides) a fundamental emphasis on crop rotations to control weeds, insects , and diseases; and the use of "organic" markets to enhance returns from selling part of farmers' sustainably-produced grains.

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South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, Donald C. Taylor, Thomas L. Dobbs Oct 1988

South Dakota's Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, Donald C. Taylor, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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