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FYI,

Apparently, Monsanto is only planning on 20-50 more years for the existance of the human species. Another example of short term profit as opposed to a sustainable ecology!

Walt

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Misty L. Trepke
http://www.searching-alternatives.com

ORGANIC & CONVENTIONAL FARMING FACE-OFF IN 22-YEAR STUDY

This might be of interest

The July issue of the journal Bioscience reviewed a 22-year-long
field study by the Rodale Institute which compared organic and
conventional farming on similar plots of land with similar crops. The
study found that in the initial five years of the study, the
conventional crops (i.e. crops grown with pesticides and synthetic
fertilizers) had slightly better yields than the organic crops. But
during that same initial period, the organic farming practices were
building up higher levels of soil mass and biodiversity which then
allowed the organic land to generate yields equal to or greater than
the conventional crops. The conventional crops collapsed during
drought years, while the organic crops fluctuated only slightly, due
to greater water holding potential in the organic enriched soil. The
conventional crop also had pesticides leaching into the water at
levels exceeding the EPA's safety limits. Over the 22 year period,
the organic crops used 30% less fossil energy inputs than the
conventional crops.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/norm071805.cfm

Caroline Collard