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Sustainable farmingis the name for a loose set of agricultural practices that work together to sustain the economic viability of farming by working with natural processes rather than against them.

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Conventional, or chemically-led, farming has been developed over the past

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Climate change is defined by more than just rising temperatures and ever-encroaching sea levels; the myriad factors at play are complicated, and — to make matters even more complex — they often interact with one another. Let’s take soil, for instance.

The soil is made up of air, water, decayed plant residue, organic matter, and minerals, such as sand, silt, and clay.

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Researchers aim to help plant breeders develop strategies to target nitrogen fixation in cover crops.

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In recent years, the carbon footprint of livestock production has received a fair amount of criticism from environmentalists, journalists and even legislators. Some consumers have cited it as a reason for eliminating meat from their diets.