UGUIDE
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I read my Agweek newspaper every week. For the most part, great information. Like most media they try to represent all sides.
After reading this article I was wondering who was on first (base).
http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/20547/publisher_ID/80/
In this forum I think we need to start doing our homework and looking up authors, sources and posting what we think about the subject and then solicit objective feedback from forum members.
This author says the only way to sustainable Ag is to plant more corn. He throws in all the juicy hot buttons and buzzwords like cover crops and biomass. Sounds good right? So do an interent search on Orrie Swayze and you will soon find that ethanol is the motive behind the mindset. Agweek even goes as far as to state that with this guy "all roads lead to ethanol for Orrie Swayze".
So for this author an article sustainable agriculture really means " more corn for more ethanol".
Bottom line is you better lobby and fight for you cause because in regards to private lands, conservation, agriculture and hunting, there are a host of people and organizations out there lobbying for thiers.
So does the data suggest this author is speaking truth or just bending real sustainable ag words in the direction of a different motive and/or agenda?
After reading this article I was wondering who was on first (base).
http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/20547/publisher_ID/80/
In this forum I think we need to start doing our homework and looking up authors, sources and posting what we think about the subject and then solicit objective feedback from forum members.
This author says the only way to sustainable Ag is to plant more corn. He throws in all the juicy hot buttons and buzzwords like cover crops and biomass. Sounds good right? So do an interent search on Orrie Swayze and you will soon find that ethanol is the motive behind the mindset. Agweek even goes as far as to state that with this guy "all roads lead to ethanol for Orrie Swayze".
So for this author an article sustainable agriculture really means " more corn for more ethanol".
Bottom line is you better lobby and fight for you cause because in regards to private lands, conservation, agriculture and hunting, there are a host of people and organizations out there lobbying for thiers.
So does the data suggest this author is speaking truth or just bending real sustainable ag words in the direction of a different motive and/or agenda?