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Article: Farming with Grass May be Just Right for 21st Century.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- June 9, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 June 2009-ARS: Farming with Grass May be Just Right for 21st Century(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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Grass and other perennial plants may be just what the doctor ordered for farmers facing the uncertainties of climate change. And beef and dairy products from free-ranging, grass-fed cattle--along with legumes and grains grown in addition to grass--may be just what the doctor ordered for consumers.
That's the "post-oil agriculture" vision portrayed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and other participants at the Farming with Grass Conference held in Oklahoma in 2008. In 2009, the Soil and Water ...