Improving Yield

Aug 23, 2023

Replacing synthetic with organic fertilizer improves pineapple yield, mitigates climate change

Researchers have found that reducing the amount of synthetic fertilizer used in pineapple production increases crop yields while maintaining soil quality and lowering greenhouse gas emissions,...

Aug 16, 2023

Conservation tillage in organic farms does not reduce crop yields

In organic farms, reduced tillage for soil conservation does not significantly decrease marketable crop yield, according to a recent Dutch study. Despite concerns of increased weed activity,...

Jul 26, 2023

Bats Prefer Organic Farms, Serve as Insect Predators

Foraging bats–bats who live in green spaces– prefer organic farms over conventional farms, according to a recent Italian study. Farm management was the greatest indicator of bat activity, and...

Jul 17, 2023

Organically managed land contains beneficial soil microbes that help control soil diseases

Organically cultivated soil hosts a more diverse microbiome than that of conventionally-farmed land, where many farmers treat their crops with synthetic chemicals to fight soil borne diseases....

Sep 23, 2022

Scientists develop land-use decision-making tool for organic

Biodiversity is a term used to refer to the number of species in one region or ecosystem, and for the first time,...

Aug 23, 2022

Planting more than one crop with strawberries can benefit quality and bees

When farmers increase the number of crops in their fields, this in turn changes the landscape, and wild pollinators stand to benefit, according to a paper published yesterday in...

Aug 11, 2022

Where U.S. Organic Produce Premiums are Highest

Farmers and retailers looking to expand into organic apples, cucumbers, strawberries, and tomatoes can use insights from a new study on where organic premiums for the produce...