Dr. Roy Curtiss III responded to the September 24th editorial on sustainability.  He is of the opinion that the aspirational goal of ‘sustainability’ is too narrow, in that the term implies a status quo.  He advances the concept of "improvability" encompassing not only production of food without harming the environment but actually reversing environmental degradation that has been created by both agriculture and industry.

In this spirit, a movement towards regenerative farming that will sequester carbon dioxide serves as an example of ‘improvability’.  The USDA will make funding available to encourage planting of cover crops that also represent a benefit to agriculture and ultimately consumers and all who breathe and eat on our planet.