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What is organic farming?

Understand how crop rotation in organic farming benefits the farmers as well as the environment and particularly the advantages of growing lentils

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Rows of tassled corn in a Nebraska field. (agriculture)

Pro and Con: GMOs

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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

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What is organic farming?

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Beet. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. Two rows of harvested beets.

18 Questions About Farming Answered