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The role of agriculture in reducing greenhouse gas emissions /

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Agriculture could play a prominent role in U.S. efforts to address climate change if farms and ranches undertake activities that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or take greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. These activities may include shifting to conservation tillage, reducing the amount of...

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Main Author:	Horowitz, John
Corporate Author:	United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service
Other Authors:	Gottlieb, Jessica
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2010]
Series:	Economic brief (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; no. 15.
Subjects:	Agriculture > Environmental aspects > United States. Carbon sequestration > United States. Carbon offsetting > United States. Greenhouse gas mitigation > United States. United States Animal husbandry Crop production Sustainable agriculture Climate change adaptation and mitigation Carbon sequestration Climate change policy Agriculture policy Statistics Overseas item
Online Access:	http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EB15/EB15.pdf

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