Agriculture

016 – Agriculture

In this video Paul Andersen describes the pros and cons of industrial agriculture including: monocropping, irrigation, and the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and GMOs.

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———. English: View of Runoff, 1999. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi….
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Steinert, Eric. Larva of Chrysoperla Carnea with Prey, June 19, 2004. from de.wiki, uploaded by kulac. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi….