MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Society faces enormous challenges to meet the food needs of a rapidly growing global population, while addressing the adverse impacts of food production on human health ...

Advocates, farmers, and businesses fear that funding into a loosely defined program will amount to greenwashing and undermine ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Reaching for a pesticide – even an organic one – should be a thoughtful act. Nothing used to kill pests is risk-free. First, decide if you need pesticides at all by practicing ...

Consumers often believe organic foods aren’t treated with pesticides. But Galen Dively, professor emeritus at University of Maryland who tests the effectiveness of insecticides, says they are mistaken ...

One of the agricultural facts we have heard numerous times from federal and state government agencies is that food production has to rise 50-70 percent over the next 30-40 years in order to sustain ...

This page provides overviews of several important aspects of organic agriculture production such as roller crimping, weed control, and disease management. These sections can be navigated using the ...

AMES, Iowa – Fruit and vegetable growers who adopt organic agriculture practices forgo some of the commonly used tools conventional farmers use to fight pests and disease, but Iowa State University ...

One of the first questions new gardeners ask is, “How do I keep bugs out of my garden?” Well, you don’t. Insects have refined senses and many can fly long distances, so keeping insects out of a garden ...

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In my article on organic gardening mistakes, I spoke about how it is a mistake to try to eliminate pests entirely. And as a continuation of that article, today I thought I would share some examples of ...