Mono-Cropping with Government Subsidized Soy and Corn a Threat to Health and the Environment

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Alternating contour strips of soybeans and corn on a farm in southern Wisconsin.

Soybeans planted between two corn fields in Wisconsin.

Stop Subsidizing the Wrong Food Crops

by Dr. Mercola

As farming has transitioned from a once localized industry to an international one, it’s brought with it a new set of challenges for U.S. farmers. Spurred in part by a growing demand for biofuel, along with federal subsidy programs, about 180 million additional acres of corn and soybeans have been planted around the world over the last decade.

In the U.S., this two-crop cycle of corn and …read more

Source: Health Impact News

    

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