Stepping, rather than jumping, towards sustainability

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Achieving farm and food system sustainability is better approached through incremental steps rather than transformational jumps. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Andrew McGuire

doi:10.7273/000008447

September 1, 2026Open Access

Stepping, rather than jumping, towards sustainability

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Evaluate whether incremental adjustments or transformational shifts offer more viable pathways to achieving farm and food system sustainability.
Expert commentary responding to an institutional inquiry addressing agricultural sustainability pathways.
Qualitative synthesis comparing incremental agronomic adjustments against rapid transformational food system restructuring.
Emphasizes an incremental stepping approach over abrupt system-wide disruptions to advance sustainability.
Identifies that progressive management changes lower financial and operational risks for agricultural producers while supporting sustained ecological gains.

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As several CSANR faculty members have agreed to do, I am responding to the question posed by Center director Chad Kruger on September 18th: Achieving farm and food system sustainability: incremental vs. transformational pathways? In…

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