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| This windmill is one of the new alternative energy
sources being developed in Howard with the assistance
of the Minor County Community Revitalization project. http://www.mccr.net |
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Dakota Beef is committed to the goals of the
sustainable agricultural movement. As a leading
member of the certified organic beef industry, the company
is proving
to ranchers inthe Midwest that converting
to organic production will not only improve the land and
cattle they raise, but
will also lead to better financial rewards.
At the end of World War II, food production in the United States
took a turn away from natural growing methods and began to rely
on chemicals to improve production yields. While this was initially
viewed as a positive move, the long-term effects on the land
began to take its toll. Among the most troublesome were topsoil
depletion, groundwater contamination, and the end of many family
farms.
During the 1960s, some
people began to recognize the harmful effects
of the nation’s
industrialized agriculture policy, and decided
to return to what they viewed to be a more healthy
way of growing food.
Now, after more than 30 years, the organic movement has grown
from a fringe group often criticized for their zealousness to
become a niche in the mainstream marketplace.
For an in-depth look at what sustainable agriculture means for
beef producers, click here.
add this link: http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/beefprod.html
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