This type of farming is designed to build soil health and is comprised of practices that include cover crops, residue mulching, composting and crop rotation. These practices can also reduce ...

Organic farming is defined, according to Britannica, as an “agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant wastes and ...

The researchers analyzed 14,000 fields in California's Kern County over a seven-year period. Organic farm acreage has been trending upward since 2000, though it still accounts for less than 1% of ...

Aaron Johnson, a third-generation organic farmer from Madison, S.D., said his farm receives about 20 to 24 inches of annual rainfall. He said cover crops address biomass, soil fertility and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 10, 2022) Cover crops added in-between rows of organic corn while they are still growing can provide a range of benefits that improve a farm’s sustainability and lowers its ...

Organic food sales in the U.S. doubled over the last decade, but organic farming hasn’t kept pace. That may change as farmers partner with brands.

When David Paulk sees one on his organic farm, even just in passing, it’s hard for him not to pull it out. “That’s amaranth. This one we don’t like,” he said.

Yes, organic farming will mean that in one field, a farmer will use less energy, create fewer greenhouse gases and have less nitrogen leaking. But consider the bigger picture.

Drew and Joan Norman have been producing organic vegetables on 60 acres just north of Baltimore since 1983. On a recent spring day, signs of another new season at One Straw Farm were everywhere ...

In practice, it incorporates sustainable and organic farming practices, such as using cover crops and compost, but also includes animals to help control weeds, bugs, and provide natural fertilizer.

Cover crops offer an organic solution to this problem. A non-legume cover crop, such as winter rye, for example, will take up nitrogen from the soil and keep it in the plant’s tissues.

Liz Graznak is the owner of Happy Hollow Farm — a 10-acre, USDA-certified organic farm in the small village of Jamestown, Missouri. It’s one of only a few organic vegetable farms in the state.