2015

Nov 16, 2015

DDT and PCB exposure can lead to sperm abnormalities

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Researchers from George Washington University have found that men exposed to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)—a byproduct created when DDT...

Nov 13, 2015

Study shows lack of public funding for sustainable agriculture research

A new report published in the journal Environmental Science & Policy looked into the amount of funding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put towards supporting sustainable...

Nov 02, 2015

Organic management improves soil and yields

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A new study published in the journal Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems has found that farms under organic soil management systems can produce...

Nov 02, 2015

Letter to the Editor at The New York Times

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A letter to the editor was recently published in the International Edition of The New York Times, written by The Organic Center’s Director of Science...

Oct 28, 2015

Organic farming can simultaneously improve pest control and yield

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A new study published in the journal Landscape Ecology sought to determine how farming type and landscape heterogeneity affect pests and their natural...

Oct 26, 2015

Scientific Contributions to a New Book by Frances Moore Lappê and Joseph Collins

The Organic Center contributed information for the recently published book World Hunger: 10 Myths, written by bestselling authors Frances Moore Lappê and Joseph Collins. The book argues that...