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larkrake

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4. just like any new endevor, it will cost less and less as it evolves. It already costs less than the
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 03:42 PM
Jun 2016

land, sprays, water and crop loss suffered by farmers now. Farmland would be better served growing livestock, and our water supplies will heal from chemical barrages. Farmers arent going to go without. Vertical farming is greens, herbs and veggies, not corn, wheat or groves.

Fragile crops- greens, lettuce, tomatoes do not survive hailstorms and tornados or fungus or bugs. Vertical farming eliminates those threats totally. It is the future and may stop some trade, but grains can still be exported to feed the world

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