Farming with grass—for people, for profit, for production, for protection

摘要: A chieving sustainable mixed agricultural landscapes in grassland environments is a broad, perhaps audacious goal; yet, the need for change current systems undeniable. Today's agriculture and food are deeply rooted from era of cheap energy fertilizers, an assumption static climate, ability entities to “externalize” environmental social costs. With society currently facing end growing awareness climate linked rising concentrations greenhouse gases, additional pressures likely emerge—expanding human population increasing competition scarce water supplies. Change in, uncertainty about, such key drivers ecological economic require fundamental reassessment systems. It time rethink how performed; we more secure resilient enhanced opportunities rural communities. occupying about 40% global land surface, goals clean water, air, diverse biota cannot be met without good stewardship lands. Grasses other perennials have major role play needed meet multitude functions derived lands. The…