Which kind of farming depletes the soil fastest, grain farming or livestock farming?
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Plowboy says 2015-10-31 07:04:12 (CST)
If they are both closed systems (no addition of outside fertilizer) the animal manure naturally deposited would help nourish the soil more than the decayed crop residue from grain.
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NoraWI says 2015-10-31 08:22:58 (CST)
Grain.
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Mike says 2015-11-01 05:44:37 (CST)
Grain
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JerryHicks says 2015-11-02 04:57:40 (CST)
Grain farming.
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