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Farmers keeping Manteca-Lathrop on cutting edge

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2009 at 7:55 am

From the Manteca Bulletin:

“There are a number of “city slickers” and tekkies who are convinced farmers are so 19th century when it comes to thinking and being stewards of the earth.

Farmers, though, are a lot smarter than they’re given credit.

In order to make a living they must constantly find ways to get more yield per acre, more milk per cow, and more bird meat per flock cycle. They also must take care not to exhaust the soil or ruin the water or else they can no longer make a living. They do it by using high tech, science, and visionary thinking. … “

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November 21, 2009 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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