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 ...

In 2023, around 15 percent of the country’s agricultural land area was under organic cultivation. Organic land area has grown steadily in recent years, and it is projected to further increase up ...

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

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 ...

In many countries, organic food refers to products grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Instead, organic farming practices emphasize natural ...

Evidence is building that regenerative agriculture boosts soil health, which, in turn, could bolster food security.

It’s one of the first facts we learn while touring the farmland which was famously ... We want to meet the moment and give people the ethical, organic milk they are crying out for. “We’ve got nothing ...

Certified organic agriculture is the production by agreed-upon standards for organic agricultural practices. These standards include an annual inspection process, and those certify that the ...

I do not understand the need for hyperbole and incorrect statements, when the actual numbers are newsworthy and ...

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 ...

Rural women cultivating change in Kenya Hivos are advocating for greater land ownership to help fight hunger and produce ...

Leading up to the US presidential election, social media posts claimed that more than 200,000 Amish, a traditionalist Christian group in North America, had registered to vote in Pennsylvania for ...