Over in Gibbon, Minnesota, Martin and Loretta Jaus decided to take 11 acres of their dairy farm and restore it as wildlife habitat: trees, perennial grasses, small ponds for the comfort of frogs and ...
The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used method of analysis often tends to overlook vital factors, such as biodiversity, soil quality, pesticide ...
Advocates, farmers, and businesses fear that funding into a loosely defined program will amount to greenwashing and undermine ...
The global agricultural system is not only obsolete and failing to feed the world’s population, but centuries of intensive farming have caused extensive damage to fragile ecosystems. Regenerative ...
The world's appetite for sustainable agriculture has reached a remarkable tipping point. Recent data from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM reveals that organic farming ...
(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2024) A comprehensive study released in Journal of Cleaner Production in August 2023 identifies the potential for organic agriculture to mitigate the impacts of ...
The Maharashtra government has decided to intensify the Mission on Natural Farming to enhance agricultural productivity, improve quality, and protect soil health, with a target of bringing 25 lakh ...
The Himachal Pradesh government's push for natural farming is starting to yield promising outcomes, with farmers experiencing increased earnings and diminished risks associated with agriculture. The ...