Lenore Fahrig, explains in this article the benefits of smaller farmer fields, and the added benefits towards plant life, insects, and wildlife production.
“A highly effective way to reduce biodiversity losses in agricultural regions is to increase the amount of natural and semi-natural habitats such as forests, hedgerows, prairie strips and other non-crop areas.”-Lenore Fahrig Read full article here.
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