Increasing the share of organic farming leads to healthier, more diverse soils, international study finds

An international team led by University of Alicante (UA) scientists has found that increasing the share of organic farming ...
Marshall Independent

Organic farming brings variety and challenges for Olsons

Jonathan and Carolyn Olson’s family farm has been going for more than a century. But within the past 30 years, they’ve made ...
AOL

Less farmland is going for organic crops as costs and other issues take root

SKANEATELES, N.Y. (AP) — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the pink noses,” he says. This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy ...
extension.purdue.edu

Organic Agriculture

This page provides overviews of several important aspects of organic agriculture production such as roller crimping, weed control, and disease management. These sections can be navigated using the ...
West Central Tribune

Securing vintages with regenerative farming

The future of healthy vineyards may rely on regenerative viticulture, which safeguards the land and ensures successful production cycles.
AG Week

Vilsack: U.S. pushing organic crops as demand grows

The U.S. government will boost support for production of organic crops and produce this year to meet growing consumer demand and boost rural incomes, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said on ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

More consumers buying organic, but U.S. farmers still wary

CHURDAN, Iowa >> In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well. Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a ...

From resistance to respect: How women farmers trained by Patanjali became role models in organic agriculture

They turned traditional farms into fully organic enterprises, reducing costs with natural inputs and building direct market links. Their work inspired dozens of nearby farmers to adopt sustainable ...