Mounting Worldwide Crisis in Agriculture
Dale Schurter
Government leaders worldwide have come face-to-face with a dangerous—yet little understood—crisis in agriculture!
Today’s farmlands are tired, overworked and being depleted. In man’s husbandry of the soil, his impulse is to take the simple, fast, cheap, easy way—either ignoring or not recognizing the real causes of the problem. Too often, agriculturists see only the effects, while the actual causes of the crisis grow worse and more complicated.
If we are to preserve the well-being of the soil for our sake, and for the sake of our children, and children’s children, a major reform in modern agriculture is a must. We must recognize our agricultural problems—their causes—and correct them.
WHY are we in an agricultural crisis? Where is it leading—and what is the solution?