So What Exactly Is “Big Ag?”

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I spoke last month on sustainability in “Big Agriculture.”  It got me thinking.  What exactly is “Big Agriculture?”  How do we define what is or is not “Big Ag?” And when did it become a bad name? Is it whether a farm is owned by a family or a corporation? 97% of farms are family owned.  What if shareholders of …

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So What Exactly is “Sustainable Agriculture?”

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Sustainability has been a big buzz word in agriculture over the last few years – but what does it mean?  In preparation for this presentation that I gave earlier this month, I found the “legal definition” of “sustainable agriculture” here.  Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 3103, “sustainable agriculture” means an “integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific …

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