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10/27/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Modern agricultural practices destroy the environment’s natural balance: Heavily farmed areas have little biodiversity, more disease

Agriculture is more than just growing and harvesting crops. It’s a modern process that has far-reaching effects, particularly in its surrounding ecosystems. This includes factors such as water quality, nutrient cycling, soil retention, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity conservation. In as much as agriculture affects its surrounding ecosystem, it also goes both ways: The ecosystems nearby […]

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