Palm oil is a widely used ingredient in processed foods and a popular cooking oil that is often preferred for its affordability when compared to other vegetable oils. Unfortunately, oil palm...
Mar 30, 2020
Photo Credit: Ron Dauphin
Certified organic farms are required to support biodiversity, which in return provides important services back to the farm and improves...
Mar 23, 2020
Photo Credit: Alejandro Luengo
While organic farming benefits the health of the environment and those who farm that land, it is critical that organic farming is profitable...
Mar 17, 2020
The Organic Center and University of Maryland spotlight organic farming practices that provide the biggest bang to soil health
Even with good things, there is...
Mar 16, 2020
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial soil fungi that provide important services to plant and soil health by increasing nutrient cycling, and improving soil structure and...
Mar 03, 2020
We are deeply disappointed to share that The Organic Center is unable to hold our fundraiser in Anaheim tomorrow, March 4, 2020, due to COVID 19 related cancellations from our sponsor companies,...
Mar 02, 2020
Photo Credit: Markus Spiske
Biodiversity is critical for the function of ecosystems both on and off the farm. In recent years, we’ve seen dramatic losses...
Feb 24, 2020
Map of climate related change in bumble bee populations from baseline period (1901-1974) to recent (2001-2014). Credit: Peter Soroye, Tim Newbold, Jeremy Kerr
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Feb 13, 2020
Researchers find that organic integrated crop-livestock rotations are as safe as or safer than conventional practices
Photo Credit: USDA
A groundbreaking study out of Iowa...
Feb 10, 2020
Photo Credit: Andy Holmes
Tension between biodiversity conservation and risk management of foodborne pathogens in agriculture has increased since a major E. coli outbreak...
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