Why is perception that conventional ag can't be sustainable? Isn't > production on < land definition of sustainable?
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agchat:
We'll be jumping to Q6 in a minute; seems as though Q5 is something we can agree on... #agchat
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agchat:
Q6 via @croplifeFdn Why is perception that conventional ag can't be sustainable? Isn't > prod on < land definition of sustainable? #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
RT @agchat: Q6 Why is perception that conventional ag can't be sustainable? Isn't > prod on < land definition of sustainable? #agchat
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CariRincker:
Q6: there isn't a scientific or legal definition of what is or is not "sustainable." #agchat
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sollmana:
Q6: Problem is there is no set definition of sustainable. Some don't see it the way the question does. #agchat
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CropLifeFdn:
RT sollmana Q6: Problem is there is no set definition of sustainable. Some don't see it the way the question does. #agchat
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SlowMoneyFarm:
Q6 I don't have a good answer for; any farm that continues/improves year after year seems sustainable. #agchat
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kmrivard:
RT @sollmana: Q6: Problem is there is no set definition of sustainable. Some dont see it the way the question does. #agchat
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cowartandmore:
Q6 IMO, ppl believe that shortcuts or "bad things" must be going on, e.g. land abuse, animal abuse, employee abuse, etc. #agchat
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EddieMill:
Q6 sustainable is environmental externalities- to oil, sea, insects, birds that aren't taken into account. econ/policy #agchat
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weedgirl24:
Q6 - conventional = plowing, plowing is not sustainable. Problem is that few farmers actually plow anymore, but percep is they do #agchat
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CariRincker:
Q6: I don't think that simply because land is in production makes it "sustainable" automatically. #agchat
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LPELC:
Yep-sustainable means diff things to diff people! RT @sollmana: Q6: Problem is there is no set definition of sustainable.... #agchat
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agchat:
RT @CariRincker: Q6: I dont think that simply because land is in production makes it "sustainable" automatically. #agchat
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n_web:
Q6: for some, that is sustainable. For others, it's not using chemicals. Just depends. #agchat
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CariRincker:
Q6: Sustainability has to do whether the agriculture practices will allow for *future* agricutlure production on that land. #agchat
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MHG_Dairy:
Q6 sustainable agriculture refers to ecologically compatible practices - reduced runoff, decreased soil erosion. #agchat
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jsamuelson56:
Q6 - Sustainability to me means addressing all sorts of business risk. Environmental is just one of many. #agchat
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ksfarmgrown:
Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat
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andyarthur:
Q6 conventional ag is based on the economic reality and tech of today... it will evolve as tech, knowledge, energy prices evolve #agchat
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RT @MHG_Dairy: Q6 sustainable agriculture refers to ecologically compatible practices - reduced runoff, decreased soil erosion. #agchat
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SlowMoneyFarm:
Q6 45 years or better around farms that did consider wildlife etc; know a lady in IL I counted 200 deer in her corn/hay fields #agchat
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RT @ksfarmgrown: Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat
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live315:
Very true. RT @TruffleMedia: Conventional and sustainable are labels that can be setup to fit the needs of the messenger Q6 #agchat
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kst8er76:
Q6 #agchat I see the ones who are sustainable treating their operation as a business. More than was done on traditional farms. Proactive
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sollmana:
RT @jsamuelson56: Q6 - Sustainability to me means addressing all sorts of business risk. Environmental is just one of many. #agchat
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CariRincker:
Q6: Most farms using conventional agriculture practices are sustainable but sustainability is specific to many factors such as soil #agchat
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ssteever:
RT @jsamuelson56: Q6 - Sustainability to me means addressing all sorts of business risk. Environmental is just one of many. #agchat
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CropLifeFdn:
Q6 - Answers to this show how there is so many different def of sustainable out there! Word is quickly losing its meaning #agchat
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EddieMill:
Q6 O.o or what about sustainable as compared to a local production? #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q6 I pray for the day when labels can be forgotten & family farmers can simply produce food holistically. #agchat
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kmrivard:
RT @JeffFowle: Q6 I pray for the day when labels can be forgotten & family farmers can simply produce food holistically. #agchat
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KyFarmersMatter:
Q6 Sustainability 2me is that my farm&neighbors farm can still farm & respect the land & environment #agchat
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cowartandmore:
Q6 Sustainability has to consider financial sustainability. Farms (and businesses) have to support themselves. #agchat
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andyarthur:
RT @MHG_Dairy: Q6 sustainable agriculture refers to ecologically compatible practices - reduced runoff, decreased soil erosion. #agchat
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sollmana:
@JeffFowle Q6: Labels exist in all areas of society. Nice thought, but (realistically) doubt we'll see them disappear. #agchat
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ssteever:
Q6 How about sustaining the most people? Modern ag feeds more people on less land than once thought possible. #agchat
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AWAapproved:
Transparent labels help consumers understand specifics of production. @JeffFowle Q6 I pray for the day when labels can be forgotten. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q6 I read 3 different diffinitions of sustainable last winter. Totally mind boggling. #agchat
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animalag:
RT @ksfarmgrown: Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat
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kmrivard:
RT @ksfarmgrown: Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat
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mpaynknoper: RT @agchat: Q6 Why is perception that conventional ag can't be sustainable? Isn't > prod on < land definition of sustainable? #agchat
CariRincker: Q6: there isn't a scientific or legal definition of what is or is not "sustainable." #agchat
CropLifeFdn: RT sollmana Q6: Problem is there is no set definition of sustainable. Some don't see it the way the question does. #agchat
jsamuelson56: Q6 Media hype #agchat
SlowMoneyFarm: Q6 I don't have a good answer for; any farm that continues/improves year after year seems sustainable. #agchat
cowartandmore: Q6 IMO, ppl believe that shortcuts or "bad things" must be going on, e.g. land abuse, animal abuse, employee abuse, etc. #agchat
weedgirl24: Q6 - conventional = plowing, plowing is not sustainable. Problem is that few farmers actually plow anymore, but percep is they do #agchat
4leafclovercow: RT @SlowMoneyFarm: Q6 I don't have a good answer for; any farm that continues/improves year after year seems sustainable. #agchat
ksfarmgrown: Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat
andyarthur: Q6 conventional ag is based on the economic reality and tech of today... it will evolve as tech, knowledge, energy prices evolve #agchat
JeffFowle: RT @CariRincker: Q6: Sustainability: Whether ag practices will allow for *future* production on that land. #agchat
cownutritionist: RT @CariRincker: Q6: Sustainability = whether the agriculture practices will allow 4 *future* agricutlure production on that land. #agchat
live315: Very true. RT @TruffleMedia: Conventional and sustainable are labels that can be setup to fit the needs of the messenger Q6 #agchat
CropLifeAmerica: RT @SlowMoneyFarm: Q6 I don't have a good answer for; any farm that continues/improves year after year seems sustainable.#agchat #agchat
drewbender: RT @CariRincker: Q6: Sustainability: Whether ag practices will allow for *future* production on that land. #agchat
ssteever: RT @jsamuelson56: Q6 - Sustainability to me means addressing all sorts of business risk. Environmental is just one of many. #agchat
MarksKiosk: Q6 RT @jsamuelson56: Q6 - Sustainability to me means addressing all sorts of business risk. Environmental is just one of many. #agchat
KyFarmersMatter: Q6 Sustainability 2me is that my farm&neighbors farm can still farm & respect the land & environment #agchat
carrieoliver: @mpaynknoper @JeffFowle Q6 You know I bristle at overly simplified label claims. How can farmers fight back v ag cos on this subject #agchat
AWAapproved: Transparent labels help consumers understand specifics of production. @JeffFowle Q6 I pray for the day when labels can be forgotten. #agchat
bwisegardens: RT @KyFarmersMatter: Q6 Sustainability 2me is that my farm&neighbors farm can still farm & respect the land & environment #agchat
animalag: RT @ksfarmgrown: Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat
showandtellfarm: RT @kmrivard: RT @ksfarmgrown: Q6 Sustainable is so misused. Same family, same water, same food, 4,5,6 generations, sounds pretty sustainable. #agchat