Agriculture Reference
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A multifunctional view would encourage and
empower farmers and ranchers as they are for-
mally recognized as stewards of the land/envi-
ronment, communities, human health and
rural vitality.
Such a policy shift would give market val-
ues to each alternative identified and/or created
by natural scientists (which is not happening at
present), such as plant varieties; production
methods; systems for improving air, land, and/or
water quality; to mention a few. This would
point 'what will be' toward an agriculture and
an environment that are viewed as seamless
components of a single world, rather than as
competitors for attention and resources. Animal
producers and economists should probably
argue to policy makers that this is a fair way to
balance the needs of present and future genera-
tions to move the evolving world toward
sustainability.
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