ATLANTA, GA Conven tional crop production practices are coming under increasing pres sure. State and federal govern ments and environmental groups are concerned with protecting the environment, especially ground water. Congress has given the USDA a mandate to pursue prog rams of low-input crop production systems. The thrust of the USDA effort has developed into the study and promotion of organic farming concepts, called LISA, an acronym for Low-Input Sustain able Agriculture. The prime objectives of the LISA program are to reduce fertil izer and pesticide use. grow forage legumes in rotation with all grain crops, and diversity cash grain farms to livestock/grain farms. All Panels Cut To Length * White * Bam Red * Earth Brown * Sand Tan * Cypress Green * Gray 26 Gauge Metal Bare Metal * white 26 Gauge Galvalume * Tan * Dk. Brown 26 Gauge Galvanized * Gray * Lt. Blue 29 Gauge Galvanized A New Product In Our Line Standing Seam Roofing Manufactured at the job site. 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However, the introduction of unrescarched low-input practices into mainstream agriculture could be at a high cost to farmers, to the total agricultural economy and to the environment Studies at universities in the Midwest have shown that the widespread adoption of organic farming practices would reduce crop yields IS to 25 percent. These studies also indicate that the supplies of com and wheat avail able for export would be reduced to 25 percent of present levels. Saving money on inputs becomes a high cost to farmers as lower yields lead to lower profits. The key is to focus on reducing costs LENWOOD METAL FORMING Our Regular Line Of 29 Gauge Metal We Also Stock The Followini Door Trak is available in 2” increments from 8’ to 20’ Lengths. 809 Glenwood Drive, Ephrata, PA 17522 717-733-9590 per unit of production, not neces sarily on costs per acre. Low-input systems have the high cost of greater environmental risks. Contrary to a common percep tion, animal manures and legumes produce higher risks of leaching nitrate-nitrogen to the groundwa ter than with commercial fertiliz er. Some of the most serious environmental problems asso ciated with agriculture have resulted from storing and applica tion of animal manures. Recent Michigan research reported that more than six times as much nitrate-nitrogen accumulated at the S-foot depth in soils undo growing com following alfalfa, and nearly five times as much from manure use than from :e - 36” Width Coverai Items: applied fertilizer. The environmental benefits claimed for low-input systems are not supported by scientific evidence. Low-input systems lead to a high cost food supply. There is no new land. Reduced yields in low input systems will decrease the total productive capacity of the U.S.A. and threaten world food supplies which have depended on this country as a stable source. 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