(Meatingplace.com) -- Meatingplace.com reports that "Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) took the Obama administration to task on Wednesday for focusing more on organic and small farm production than traditional crop and livestock production." According to the story, Sen. Johanns said: "It is fine to romanticize that farming should return to its agrarian beginnings — where every farm family owned a few acres, a dairy cow, a couple of pigs and a chicken coop — but it is far from realistic." Johanns "urged the administration to 'not let their fervor for organic production cloud their judgment regarding the production methods for traditional crops [and livestock],' saying fertilizers, pesticides and modern plant and animal genetics help farmers and ranchers fight disease and ensure a safe and abundant food supply."
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