Organic farming is a method of crop and livestock production that involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics and growth hormones.

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 Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, published in the journal Nature.

The U.S. organic market in 2018 shattered the US$50 billion mark for the first time, with sales hitting a record US$52.5 billion, up 6.3% from the previous year.

A U.K. organic certifier has issued a warning to the British Government about the introduction of genetic modification to agriculture.

Glen Borgerding met Randy Constant in the late nineteen-nineties, when landowners in northern Missouri hired them to help set up an organic soybean farm.

Summary of Organic Farming

Sustainability is a primary concern for many around the world today, but we’re still working on getting things right in the agricultural industry. While some important changes have been made, there is still a long way to go.