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Missouri Row Crop Farmer Has 4 Decades of Experience Growing Organic – DTN
Charlie Johnson, 59, has been an organic grower for four decades, raising certified organic crops on his 2,500-acre farm near Madison in southeastern South Dakota. It’s a lot of work […]
View ArticleOrganic Farming Growth Creates Jobs but Meat Sector Faces Challenges – DTN
Sales of organic foods continued to grow dramatically in 2016, particularly in meat and protein, but the industry still faces the challenge of convincing farmers to grow organic corn and […]
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Weeds: When Conventional and Organic Farming Methods Collide
This spring has been strange in Oregon’s Lane County. “It rained every day. I’m exaggerating, but only by two days,” says farmer Jason Hunton. When Mother Nature rears her ugly […]
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Organic Rice: Texas A&M Plant Pathologist Working with 10 Varieties -Video
A market niche for organic rice has a potential to yield premium prices for farmers, but it’s more involved than simply planting the seed and forgetting it until harvest time. […]
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North Carolina Organic Cotton: Where Are We Headed?
There is a demand for organic cotton production in North Carolina, however there are many challenges associated with that production. Weed control, insect pressure, and limited genetics all are...
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Tennessee: Organic Crops Field Tour, Knoxville, Oct. 26
Everyone is invited to attend the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s 2017 Organic Crops Field Tour, on Thursday, October 26. Visitors will learn first-hand about the latest research...
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Crop Choices, Farm Size: Changes in a Time of Low Corn, Soybean Prices
Recent news articles have documented that lower crop prices for commodities such as corn and soybeans have caused some producers to make changes to their traditional crop rotation, or to consider...
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Organic Farming Worse for Climate than Conventional Practices, Says Study
Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required. This is the finding of a new international study involving […]
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Mississippi: Research Focuses on Cover Crops Plus Organic Certification
Organic produce sales in the U.S. reached $16 billion last year, and demand is projected to continue. Casey Barickman, Mississippi State University Extension Service vegetable specialist and...
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GMO Plants Consistent With Organic Farming Principles, Danish Researchers...
The EU’s policy on GMO is extremely strict and prevents new GMO crops from being authorized. The policy is based on arguments about the risk and unnaturalness of GMO plants […]
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General Mills, Gunsmoke Farms Partner to Transition 34K Acres of Conventional...
General Mills today announced Gunsmoke Farms has received organic certification by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organics Program. Gunsmoke, a 34,000-acre farm outside of Pierre, South...
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Georgia: Organic Farming – Integrating Biological Controls for Root-Knot...
While weeds and plant parasites are a concern for all agricultural producers, organic producers are doubly challenged to combat these problems without chemical solutions. Through a grant from the U.S. […]
View ArticleCorn, Soybeans: Conventional and Organic Enterprise Net Returns
Due to continued increases in demand for certified organic grains, crop farmers that have transitioned from conventional to certified organic grains report higher net returns per acre. Despite this,...
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UGA Study Aims To Help Farmers Transitioning To Organic Production
As demand for organic food continues to rise, organic agriculture has attracted both longtime producers and new farmers into the industry. University of Georgia researchers are working on a new […]
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San Francisco-Based Firm Launches $250 Million Fund To Invest in Organic...
Farmland LP, a fund manager specializing in organic agricultural acreage, launched its third farmland fund looking to raise $250 million as that type of investment has produced higher returns than […]
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