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Five years ago, I found myself in a vigorous debate with a group of farming, food, and environmental leaders in a small conference room. I was there by choice. In fact, it was partly my idea to bring together a visionary group across the agricultural spectrum to see if we could improve our understanding of “sustainable agriculture.” We started by discussing which management practices best described sustainable agriculture:
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Steiner, G. (2013). From Field to Market: Changing Our Focus. In: Madhavan, G., Oakley, B., Green, D., Koon, D., Low, P. (eds) Practicing Sustainability. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4349-0_22
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