AVBS1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Organic Food, Red Meat, Soil Fertility
24 Jul 2018
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Until the early 20th century, agriculture largely consisted of small scale farms where farmers used fallowing, cover crops and animal and green manures to manage the fertility of soils. Agrochemicals were introduced on a large scale during wwii as a means to increase productivity and reduce a reliance on about. Their use increased post war as a result of innovations in agrochemicals. The industry now spends usbillion a year on research and development. From early in the 20th century, a counter movement led by rudolph. Steiner worked to popularise a biological approach to farming as a pillar of human health. Rachel carson"s silent spring (1962) documented the environmental costs associated with the widespread use of agrochemicals. One of these days the public is going to wake up and will pay for eggs, meat and vegetables according to how they were produces. A sustainable premium will be paid for high quality products, such as those rated by the organic method.
