Farmers must be protected from economic losses resulting from the preservation of farmland. Farmers and all citizens would benefit from forest belts, shelter belts, and uncultivated areas. To promote these practices, these areas should be taxed at a substantially reduced rate. Erosion-prone soils should not be cultivated. Such soils could be used as woodlots, forage, or pasture.
Farmers use large amounts of fossil fuels.
More energy-efficient farming methods, food processing techniques, and transportation systems will increase farmers' profits and reduce environmental damage. For example, trains are 3 times more fuel-efficient than trucks. The government, through tax breaks or other measures, must encourage the sale and utilization of waste heat for the establishment of greenhouses to supply the local market. The delicate balance of life is upset when humans manipulate parts of it. Citizens and their governments, not corporations, must control genetic engineering.