Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby ...

So suggests a new study in the journal Science that examined how organic farms influence the behavior of their neighbors. Researchers found that when new organic fields come online, the insects ...

When it comes to sustainable practices on organic farms, bigger is not always better. In fact, large-scale organic farming practices often more closely resemble those of conventional farming, while ...

Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue shares his perspective on organic vs. conventional farming, emphasizing the ...

but organic farming hasn’t kept pace. That may change as farmers partner with brands. Mexican and Guatemalan workers harvest organically grown squash at Lady Moon Farms in Punta Gorda ...

One reason is market demand. Another is that organic farmers face higher production costs than non-organic, or conventional farms. For produce to be certified organic, it needs to be grown without ...

More than a hundred years after one of the deadliest racial massacres in American history, rural Black farmers in Elaine move ...

Our program seeks to identify and address the diverse educational and technical resource needs of certified organic and transitioning to organic farmers through one-on-one technical support and formal ...

Guess what? We’re not even talking about wine. Let’s take a trip to the gorgeous Gold Ridge Organic Farms near Sebastapol. Gold Ridge Organic Farms in Sonoma County offers tastings of olive ...

As more organic dairy farmers are forced out of business by an economic crisis facing them, Vermont advocates and farmers are seeking a one-time state appropriation of $9.2 million to help ...