Re: Environmentalists and Agriculturalists

Gary Banowetz (banowetg@ucs.orst.edu)
Wed, 29 Dec 1993 17:25:21 -0800 (PST)

On Wed, 29 Dec 1993, Crafty wrote:


> Margins contract when labor is replaced by capital. ....

> Since sustainable ag systems are typically labor- rather than
> capital-intensive, their margins are likewise larger........

These are pretty broad statements. Can you reference any studies that
support these, particularly in relation to agricultural production
systems, either "sustainable" or conventional?

Gary Banowetz