Several studies this year focused on the impacts of organic farming on climate change, and showed that choosing organic can help mitigate the release of greenhouse gases while sequestering carbon...
Dec 02, 2018
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A recent study published in the scientific journal Pedobiologia explored how different conservation tilling and fertilization practices...
Dec 01, 2018
One of the biggest studies to rock our world this year showed that eating an organic diet can reduce your risk of cancer. Researchers compared French adults who frequently consumed organic foods...
Nov 15, 2018
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Soils are the largest terrestrial carbon sink on earth. On average studies find that soils from organic farms are higher in soil organic...
Nov 08, 2018
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A recent study in the Journal Climatic Change examines the environmental performance of diets based on greenhouse gas emissions. The thought is...
Nov 01, 2018
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Another study has found residues of neonicotinoid pesticides in birds. This study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, ...
Oct 24, 2018
Average annual tonnes of OP pesticides used in agriculture, by country, 2010–2015.
Scientists are questioning the use of some pesticides, even at levels that have...
Oct 22, 2018
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A groundbreaking study released today suggests that eating an organic diet may significantly lower cancer risk. Researchers...
Oct 22, 2018
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In general, large-scale agriculture contributes to climate change by consuming many fossil fuels for energy and emitting large amounts of...
Oct 08, 2018
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In conventional agriculture, increases in yields are largely due to increased use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and thus have...
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