A shift to growing organically could be key to boosting economy
If you have five acres in the backyard and a Rototiller, you can make a living in organic farming, according to Luke Howard. Howard is chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Commission, a 30-member...
View ArticleGoing Organic is Not Profitable for Many Farmers
True lovers of organic food have always been willing to pay more for it: They spend $3.99 on a half-gallon of organic milk when a whole gallon of conventional milk costs $1 less. That devotion might...
View ArticleResearchers Put Organic Hybrids on Trial
The demand for organic products, including grains, is growing, but inadequate information on variety performance may be one factor slowing growers from making the leap into organic corn production. A...
View ArticleOrganic Corn: Increasing Rotation Complexity Increases Yields Substantially
Researchers investigated the impact of increasing crop rotation length and complexity on crop yields in organic agricultural systems over a ten year period. They found that longer, more complex...
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