Friday, September 17, 2010

Texas Agriculture: A Model of Sustainability

It is encouraging to me to see so many different entrepreneurs developing markets for their products. I have often said the diversity of Texas agriculture is its greatest strength. We are unlike many other states that have a more monolithic production schedule, and you can find a wide variety of agriculture production in Texas throughout the calendar year.

The good news is that Texas is big enough to host a variety of production types, as this article describing sustainable beef points out. The existence of one type of production doesn’t have to displace another. With our world population growing to new heights and the need to preserve pristine wildlife and natural habitat a worthy and necessary goal, relying on various "sustainable" approaches makes good sense for food security and food safety.