Reconsidering The World’s Bread Basket

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Becky Rumsey reports from central Kansas on the findings of the Land Institute, which advocates a return to the prairie’s native grain ecosystem. Returning to the original grains could lessen soil erosion, water and pesticide use, and increase long term crop yields.

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