[Uncle Miltie]

"We therefore compiled and analyzed a meta-dataset of 362 published organic–conventional comparative crop yields. Our results show that organic yields of individual crops are on average 80% of conventional yields"

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X1100182X

Organic is great if you are willing to plow up an additional 20-25% more dirt that is plowed up now.

Since the marginal farming land is currently coming at the edges of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, organic agriculture's advance is destroying the Amazon rainforest.

Way to go, greenies!

[Talisker]

Since the marginal farming land is currently coming at the edges of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, organic agriculture's advance is destroying the Amazon rainforest.

You know that over 80 percent of cleared rainforest land is used to grow coffee, sugar beets for animals, and sugar cane - right?

Genius.

[Rodamala]

However... recognize that you can market your free-trade, free range, bpa-free, GMO-free, growth hormone-free, gluten-free, organic, heirloom “fingerling” potatoes to dingbat liberal hipster douchebag “slow food” movement “foodies” for 20x the price of a Russett...

Who wins?