Wes Jackson, President, The Land Institute, Salina, Kansas
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Wes Jackson, President, The Land Institute, Salina, Kansas
Protecting our soil with perennials: national acreage goals
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Five-year farm bills address:
Exports Commodities Subsidies Some soil conservation measures• Food programs
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A 50-Year Farm Bill would be a program using 5-year
farm bills as mileposts, adding larger, more
sustainable end goals to existing programs
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Protect soil from erosionCut fossil fuel dependence to zeroSequester carbonReduce toxics in soil and waterManage nitrogen carefullyReduce dead zonesCut wasteful water usePreserve or rebuild farm communities
50-Year Farm Bill
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Five-year farm bills:
Exports Commodities Subsidies Some soil
conservation measures
Food programs
50-Year Farm Bill:
• Protect soil from erosion• Cut fossil fuel
dependence to zero• Sequester carbon• Reduce toxics in soil and
water• Manage nitrogen carefully• Reduce dead zones• Cut wasteful water use• Preserve or rebuild farm
communities
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Erosion in IowaIowa cornfield, June 2008
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Flint Hills PrairieKansas Native Prairie, June 2008
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Changes in USDA program prioritiesto increase the productive lifespan of US cropland
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Conclusion:
Production at the expense of conservation
OR
Conservation at the expense of production.
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Erosion in IowaIowa cornfield, June 2008
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Conclusion:
Conservation as the consequence of production
is possible
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Flint Hills PrairieKansas Native Prairie, June 2008
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THE LAND INSTITUTE
SALINA, KANSASwww.landinstitute.org