Organic Farming News

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Organic Weed Control Options For Highbush Blueberry; Pine Needle Mulch Most Effective

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Hot Microbes Cause Groundwater Cleanup Rethink

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Golf Course Putting Greens Show Their Age: Researchers Seek To Maintain Healthy Greens, Reduce Construction Costs

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Organic Apple Orchard Floor Maintenance: Mulching, Flaming And 'Swiss Sandwich' Techniques Analyzed

Posted August 22, 2009:

• Orchids And Fungi -- Partners For Life

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Sustainable Agriculture: Perennial Plants Produce More; Landscape Diversity Creates Habitat For Pest Enemies

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Waste From Textile Industry Transformed Into Rich Compost With Help Of Manure And Earthworms

Posted July 1, 2009:

• Little-known Marine Decomposers Attract The Attention Of Genome Sequencers

Posted June 2, 2009:

• Ethanol Production Could Jeopardize Soil Productivity

Posted May 23, 2009:

• Is Organic Overrated?

Posted May 22, 2009:

• Biofilms As River Sentinels

Posted May 15, 2009:

• Soil Nitrogen Test Measures Microbial Nitrogen

Posted May 7, 2009:

• Organic Dairy Manure May Offer High Quality Fertilizer Option

Posted May 4, 2009:

• There’s Money In Managing Manure When It’s Done Right

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Impact Of Floods On Soils

Posted April 7, 2009:

• Can Organic Cropping Systems Be As Profitable As Conventional Systems?

Posted April 2, 2009:

• Spreading Antibiotics In The Soil Affects Microbial Ecosystems

Posted March 18, 2009:

• Rock Rose Leaves And Olive And Date Pits Make Up New Anti-pesticide Formula

Posted March 9, 2009:

• Chicken Manure Biodegrades Crude Oil In Contaminated Soil

Posted March 4, 2009:

• New Test For Detecting Fake Organic Milk

Posted February 26, 2009:

• Will Large Amounts Of Soil Carbon Be Released If Grasslands Are Converted To Energy Crops?

Posted February 25, 2009:

• Soil Carbon Storage Is Not Always Influenced By Tillage Practices

Posted February 9, 2009:

• Wastewater Irrigation Effective On Bermudagrass Hay

Posted February 6, 2009:

• Understanding Phosphorus In Soils Is Vital To Proper Management

Posted January 19, 2009:

• Prairie Soil Organic Matter Shown To Be Resilient Under Intensive Agriculture

Posted January 14, 2009:

• A Win-win: U-pick Pumpkin Farms Recycle Urban Leaves

Posted December 20, 2008:

• Ancient Soil Replenishment Technique Helps In Battle Against Global Warming

Posted December 8, 2008:

• Managing Carbon Loss

Posted December 5, 2008:

• Replacing Corn With Perennial Grasses Improves Carbon Footprint Of Biofuels

Posted November 30, 2008:

• Model To Measure Soil Health In Bioenergy Era

Posted November 28, 2008:

• Global Warming Is Changing Organic Matter In Soil: Atmosphere Could Change As A Result

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-carrying Capabilities
• New Progress In Soil Ecology

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Over-use Of Organic Fertilizers In Agriculture Could Poison Soils, Study Finds

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Models Help Assess Biofuels' Sustainability

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Substantial Loss Of Carbon, Nitrogen From Burned Soils -- And Connections To Warming Climate

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Using Electrons To Treat Organic Seeds

Posted October 1, 2008:

• Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture
• Alternative To Burning: Environmentally Sound Disposal For Wood Chips

Posted August 25, 2008:

• A New Biopesticide For The Organic Food Boom

Posted August 9, 2008:

• Organic Food Has No More Nutritional Value Than Food Grown With Pesticides, Study Shows

Posted August 5, 2008:

• Microbe Diet Key To Carbon Dioxide Release

Posted July 29, 2008:

• No-tillage Plus: Cover Crops Offer A Model For Sustainability In Tropical Soils

Posted July 25, 2008:

• Switchgrass May Mean Better Soil

Posted July 19, 2008:

• Crop Residue May Be Too Valuable To Harvest For Biofuels

Posted July 2, 2008:

• Glomalin Is Key To Locking Up Soil Carbon

Posted June 1, 2008:

• Organic Corn: Increasing Rotation Complexity Increases Yields Substantially

Posted May 21, 2008:

• Rice Grown In United States Contains Less-dangerous Form Of Arsenic

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