Sometimes we see a divide among farmers themselves -- there can be a feeling that it’s organic farming versus conventional ...

1. Family managed farming, organic and conventional, is in crisis in many areas because policy makers and the general public do not know what values would be lost if industrial agriculture swept the ...

The Purdue Extension Organic Agriculture program coordinates extension and collaborative research programs in organic agriculture in Indiana. County educators work with the organic agriculture ...

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Wildlife in rivers is protected. Productivity is lower on organic farms. ADVANTAGES Chemical-free food grown to meet consumer demands. DISADVANTAGES More labour intensive – it takes the farmer ...

While going fully organic would produce fewer direct emissions than conventional farming, researchers say it would limit food production. As a result more imports would be needed, resulting in up ...

An immediate goal is to develop and test the practical and economic impacts of alternative soil, and crop management strategies for pesticide-free farming systems, and the feasibility of organic crops ...

(I put the term GMO in quotes because it’s largely arbitrary ... Vipul Kulkarni, Communications Manager at Chetna Organic, the farming co-op where Pact’s cotton is sourced, says ...

Soon, other towns and villages in Andhra Pradesh started practicing natural farming. In the Krishna District of the state, Narala Rajashekhar Reddy became an organic farmer two years ago after ...

Almost 400 pesticides are used in conventional farming, but only 26 have been approved for organic farming.So why are many non-organic farmers happy to use chemical pesticides? They all undergo a ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Research provides a deeper understanding of precisely what is happening in organic solar cells as light is converted into electricity. Researchers developed a new method which ...