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...
Jan 13, 2020
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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...
Oct 28, 2019
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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...
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...
Oct 14, 2019
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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...
Jul 01, 2019
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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...
Dec 15, 2018
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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,...
Dec 08, 2018
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...
Dec 07, 2018
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...
Sep 23, 2018
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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...
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