Did you know? In 1930, one farmer supplied, on average, food for 9.8 people in the U.S. and abroad; 15-20 labor-hours produced 100 bushels of corn; cropland erosion totaled 9 tons per acre per year. Today, one U.S. farmer produces enough food to feed 155 people; agricultural fuel use equals 17 billion liters per year; irrigation water applied equals 20 inches per acre; 36 percent of crop acres are no-till. Great article.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:52:04 +0000
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