Organic Farming Is Bad for the Environment(theness.com)
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Organic Farming Is Bad for the Environment
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Innovative organic farmers with polyculture farms using permaculture principles frequently achieve much higher yields per acre with greatly reduced inputs (including pesticides and fertilizers). The downside of these techniques is a larger labor requirement, though despite this these innovative farmers are actually more likely to be profitable than conventional farmers (who receive large subsidies).