Reading about Reducing Energy Inputs in the Agricultural Production System really encouraged me. I don’t know how trustworthy David Pimentel’s figures are, but even if they’re off by quite a bit, it shows that there are all kinds of possibilities for improvement in agriculture.
At Tone Ag Consulting, we’ve been looking into various possibilities for shipping livestock manure nutrients to areas where they can be more useful. More effective use of those nutrients would mean a reduction in the energy needed to fertilize fields elsewhere. Through soil testing we help ensure that the nutrients put on a field match what the crop needs and avoid energy waste that way.
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