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July 24, 2016

More for less in pastures
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2016
Getting more for less is an attractive concept. But it isn't that easy when it comes to producing more food on less land with fewer resources. R. Howard Skinner has been researching this idea of more for less in agriculture. Skinner is a physiological plant ecologist and member of the USDA-ARS-Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit. He's been looking into how to increase the amount of forage (grasses and plants that animals eat) pastures can grow. If a piece of land can produce mor ... read more

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