>"I think farming is inherently unsustainable" was written by Yankee.
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>Firstly what is farming?
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>Northern Hemisphere battery poultry, cows, vealers, etc., is not, but
>controlled grazing is and has been for a million years??
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>Wild life had their own grazing rotations and developed wonderful pastures
>in many countries.
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>So sustainable farming is no big deal, making humans open their eyes is.
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>Best wishes for 1997
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>Vaughan Jones
>(ex dairy & beef farmer & consultant)
>Hamilton
>New Zealand
>jonesv@wave.co.nz
OK Vaughan:
You are right. I was too broad. I was thinking tillage. Grazing as farming
can be very sustainable indeed. Please pass to crow (or better, drop the R).
Dan Hemenway