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=====Health-Care Mess Makes Farming Even Riskier===== | |||
[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-28/health-care-mess-makes-farming-even-riskier by Deena Shanker 28/6/17 Bloomberg] | |||
In a recent survey led by the University of Vermont, three out of four U.S. farmers and ranchers said health insurance was an important or very important risk management strategy for their businesses. The vast majority—92 percent—said they had health insurance in 2016. That’s about the same as the general population, at 91 percent. But insurance plays a special role in farming, one of the most dangerous industries in the country, and one that plays a vital, if often distant, role in every American’s life. | |||
=====Organic farming 'benefits biodiversity'===== | =====Organic farming 'benefits biodiversity'===== | ||
[https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32781136 by Helen Briggs 20/5/15 BBC] | [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32781136 by Helen Briggs 20/5/15 BBC] | ||
