Supporting biodiversity is not only a tenet of organic farming, but the ecosystem services that biodiversity can provide to farmers is also relied upon for...
Sep 28, 2020
Hedgerows and flower strips are often planted among crops to boost beneficial insect populations, but there are few comprehensive studies that compare different types...
Sep 01, 2020
Much research has shown the benefits of birds on farms when they eat insect (or even animal) pests to crops, but other research also shows that birds can be pests...
Apr 20, 2020
Organic agricultural practices provide many ecosystem services that improve farm production while simultaneously protecting the environment. For instance, organic farming...
Mar 30, 2020
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Certified organic farms are required to support biodiversity, which in return provides important services back to the farm and improves...
Aug 26, 2019
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A recent study in the journal Scientia Horticulturae found that agroecological organic production outperformed larger-scale and more...
Jul 22, 2019
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Organic certification requires farmers to support important biodiversity such as birds and bees. While a lot of research has shown that more...
Jun 17, 2019
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The question of whether organic farming can feed the world has fueled many studies that calculate ratios of conventional to organic yield to...
Apr 30, 2018
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A new study published in the journal Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems sought to understand how ecosystem...
Apr 12, 2018
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Small mammals can provide agricultural benefits by eating weed seeds or they can act as pests by eating crop grains. A new study published in...
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