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Featured Resources Agriculture 21 Magazine - Spotlight: Reconciling Livestock and Environment In a report to the Committee on Agriculture (COAG), FAO outlines the major corrective measures urgently needed to address livestock's environmental impact which, it warns, "will otherwise worsen dramatically".
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Did You Know? photo source Biodynamic methods make use of special plant, animal and mineral preparations which stimulate and balance vital processes in soil and plants. These methods lead to a natural reduction of pests and diseases in plants and animals, and an increase in the nutritive and health giving value of food produced.
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