Organic farming refers to a method of agriculture that uses fertilizers made from animal and plant wastes and other biological materials. Recognizing the environmental harm of traditional farming ...

They found that conventional farming currently beats organic agriculture in yields by 25 percent. However, that simple statistic does not capture the full picture: yields varied widely between ...

Organic farming sprouts in mainstream agriculture WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Organic farming, long a niche activity in the nation's agricultural system, is garnering second looks from traditional farmers ...

In the face of an ever-changing climate and growing population, it’s more important than ever to employ agricultural methods that are sustainable and regenerative.Two of those approaches, organic ...

The productivity of organic farming is typically lower than that of comparable “conventional” farms. This difference is sometimes debated, but a recent USDA survey of organic agriculture ...

Although organic farming has gained an immense amount of momentum over the last two decades, the term was actually coined back in the 1940s. English agriculturalist Walter James first used it as a ...

Benefits of organic farming in the agricultural industry. Nutrient-rich food: Organic farms are preferably managed and nurtured using sustainable practices. Hence, food ...

More than 80 percent of farmers surveyed in South Korea say they do not have a successor to continue their work ...

In Kutztown, Pennsylvania, crop experiments with corn and soybeans at the Rodale Institute compare the productivity of organic and conventional agriculture. The Farming Systems Trial, begun in ...

To achieve the European Green Deal's goal of 25% organic agriculture by 2030, researchers argue that new genomic techniques (NGTs) should be allowed without pre-market authorization in organic as ...

“Organic farming is what we see as the most appropriate response to food scarcity and poverty in the agriculture sector, because in organic farming or agroecology in general, you don’t need ...