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...
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...
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Healthy soils have greater diversity of bacteria and fungi. Much like human gut health, greater diversity of microbes results in more efficient...
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Coffee is largely grown in regions where smallholder farmers face poverty, and climate change threatens devastation to their crops. A recent...
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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...
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A new study has been added to the list of growing research that shows our food security is threatened by climate change. Research published in the...
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It is well known that organic farming practices increase important and beneficial biodiversity. A recent study published in the journal Biota...
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Using organic fertilizers like manure instead of synthetic, conventional fertilizer can have a beneficial impact on multiple measures of soil health,...
The last year has seen a jump in the number of long-term research studies about the benefits of organic farming. Researchers have had their eye on organic for a while now, and we’re starting to...
Choosing organic is still the best way to support healthy soils, and the organic food that you eat has a direct impact on the earth it was grown in. This year a long-term study found that organic...
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Organic farmers rely on tillage to combat weeds in place of herbicides, incorporate organic matter into the soil and reduce soil...