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Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG)...
- 13. This system trades
land (production
area) for the labor,
energy, and other
external inputs
usually invested in
weed control.
- 14. It relies on biology, rather than off-farm
inputs, to manage the long-term fertility of
the soil.
- 15. Its extended rotations and enhanced soil
biology suppress many of the diseases and
insect pests that are problematic with more
intensive systems.