Ever-Bigger Industrial Agriculture, an Extraction Industry Like Fossil Fuels, Also Drives Climate Change

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By Georgina GustinJan 25, 2019, 3:50 am303 pts
Industrial farming encourages practices that degrade the soil and increase emissions, while leaving farmers more vulnerable to damage as the planet warms. By Georgina Gustin On his farm in southwestern Iowa, Seth Watkins plants several different crops and raises cattle. He controls erosion and water pollution…

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