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A growing body of scientific evidence continues to show that planting a diverse range of crops (polyculture) and incorporating natural...
Dec 09, 2019
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Recent science shows that we are losing many important insects at an alarming rate all across the globe. Intensification of agriculture,...
Nov 11, 2019
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Insects can be really important and beneficial to crop production when they provide services such as pollination and help control other pest...
Nov 04, 2019
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At a time when unemployment threatens rural economies around the world, farms with more crop diversity offer more jobs. A recent study in the...
Oct 21, 2019
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New research shows that there is good news when it comes to supporting the health of our environment—growing a diversity of crops can increase...
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...
Feb 19, 2019
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A recent study in Agricultural Systems shows that on a per area basis, organic systems use less energy and emit fewer greenhouse gases than...
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