The researchers analyzed 14,000 fields in California's Kern County over a seven-year period. Organic farm acreage has been trending upward since 2000, though it still accounts for less than 1% of ...

Instead of debating organic vs. conventional farming, research should focus beyond nutrient content and safety to the impacts on the whole food chain system. Jim Gehrz Minneapolis Star Tribune ...

Organic farming tugs at our heartstrings, harkening back to a simpler time when life was rugged and man lived off the land. We’re told organic farming is not only better for us, but also better ...

Organic farming is sometimes touted as a way to feed the world's burgeoning population without destroying the environment. But the evidence for that has been hotly debated. Now, a comprehensive ...

Still, other crops thrive in the island’s tropical climes — coffee, bananas, macadamia nuts and avocado. Not to mention the fruit in the center of this year’s explosive GMO battle: papaya. For much of ...