Do industrial agricultural methods actually yield more food per acre than organic ones?

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By Nathanael JohnsonOct 14, 2015, 6:07 pm166 pts
One of the most persistent arguments for modern, mechanized agriculture is that it produces a lot of food per acre, leaving more land for other purposes. I’ve often wondered how solid this argument is, and when a debate broke out recently, I decided to look closer. It started with a paper from a think tank.…

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