http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/02/farmers-in-sustainability-race/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/02/farmers-in-sustainability-race/comment-page-1/#comment-56880 Celstes Sayles Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:50:44 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/02/farmers-in-sustainability-race/#comment-56880 In future articles, please include background on why conventionally-grown foods cost less. It is because farmers using conventional growing practices receives subsidies from the government to use pesticides and herbicides. Organic farmers do not receive subsidies for using sustainable farming practices, which results in higher production costs when compared to conventional farmers. These subsidies have been in place for about 50 years and lawmakers lack the political will to remove them due to corporate pressure (since most conventional farms now are run by corporations). In future articles, please include background on why conventionally-grown foods cost less. It is because farmers using conventional growing practices receives subsidies from the government to use pesticides and herbicides. Organic farmers do not receive subsidies for using sustainable farming practices, which results in higher production costs when compared to conventional farmers. These subsidies have been in place for about 50 years and lawmakers lack the political will to remove them due to corporate pressure (since most conventional farms now are run by corporations).

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