Organic Farming News

Posted April 29, 2013:

• Fertilizers Provide Mixed Benefits to Soil in 50-Year Study

Posted April 25, 2013:

• High Performance Semiconductor Spray Paint Could Be a Game Changer for Organic Electronics

Posted April 23, 2013:

• Strengthening Legumes to Tackle Fertilizer Pollution
• Source of Organic Matter Affects Bay Water Quality

Posted April 19, 2013:

• Global Warming: 'Black Carbon' Flowing from Soil to Oceans

Posted April 16, 2013:

• New Generation Soil Property Maps for Africa

Posted April 5, 2013:

• Accidental Discovery May Lead to Improved Polymers

Posted April 1, 2013:

• Organic Labels Bias Consumers Perceptions Through the 'Health Halo Effect'

Posted March 26, 2013:

• Fruit Flies Fed Organic Diets Are Healthier Than Flies Fed Nonorganic Diets, Study Finds

Posted March 22, 2013:

• How Organic Magnets Grow in a Thin Film

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Improving Climate Protection in the Agricultural Sector

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Organic Tomatoes Accumulate More Vitamin C, Sugars Than Conventionally Grown Fruit

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Can Simple Measures of Labile Soil Organic Matter Predict Corn Performance?

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Thailand: Astonishing Ten New Species of Semi-Aquatic Freshwater Earthworms Revealed

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Mix-and-Match Cover Cropping Can Optimize Organic Production, USDA Scientists Say

Posted February 1, 2013:

• New Protocol Recommendations for Measuring Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration

Posted December 23, 2012:

• How Shrubs Are Reducing the Positive Contribution of Peatlands to Climate

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Fertile Soil Doesn't Fall from the Sky: Contribution of Bacterial Remnants to Soil Fertility Has Been Underestimated Until Now

Posted December 7, 2012:

• Haymeadows Are Good for the Environment Say Researchers
• Antibiotic-Eating Bug Unearthed in Soil: Newly Discovered Bacterium Degrades an Antibiotic Both to Protect Itself and Get Nutrition
• 'Organic' Leaves a Bad Taste in the Mouths of Some Consumers

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Mites to Save Valencian Orange Exports

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Plants' Exposure to Light Influences Organic Weed Control Methods

Posted November 12, 2012:

• Researchers Unlock Ancient Maya Secrets With Modern Soil Science

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Not-So-Permanent Permafrost: 850 Billion Tons of Carbon Stored in Frozen Arctic Ground Could Be Released

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Research Shows Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generate Higher Yields

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Hurricane Irene Polluted Catskills Watershed

Posted September 17, 2012:

• Alpine Glaciers Contribute to Carbon Cycling

Posted September 3, 2012:

• Little Evidence of Health Benefits from Organic Foods, Study Finds

Posted August 30, 2012:

• Plants' Fungi Allies May Not Help Store Climate Change's Extra Carbon

Posted August 29, 2012:

• Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggests

Posted August 16, 2012:

• Researchers Improve Soil Carbon Cycling Models

Posted July 25, 2012:

• Mediterranean Earthworm Species Found Thriving in Ireland as Global Temperatures Rise

Posted July 20, 2012:

• Key to Life in the Desert: What New Research Reveals About the Importance of Soil Crusts

Posted July 17, 2012:

• Glyphosate-Resistant 'Superweeds' May Be Less Susceptible to Diseases

Posted July 10, 2012:

• Rising Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Also Speeds Carbon Loss from Forest Soils

Posted July 5, 2012:

• Life's Molecules Could Lie Within Reach of Mars Curiosity Rover

Posted June 14, 2012:

• Grasshoppers Frightened by Spiders Affect Whole Ecosystem

Posted May 23, 2012:

• Rapid Coral Death by a Deadly Chain Reaction

Posted May 9, 2012:

• Agricultural Bacteria: Blowing in the Wind

Posted April 25, 2012:

• Can Organic Food Feed the World? New Study Sheds Light on Debate Over Organic Vs. Conventional Agriculture

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Plant Perfumes Woo Beneficial Bugs to Their Roots

Posted March 19, 2012:

• Microbiologists Can Now Measure Extremely Slow Life, Deep Ocean Study Shows

Posted March 9, 2012:

• Strong Grip: Unexpected Interaction Between Organic Semiconductors

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Findings on Biochar, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Ethylene

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Abrupt Permafrost Thaw Increases Climate Threat, Experts Say

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Vermicompost Beneficial for Organically Grown Tomatoes

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Coneheads (Protura) of Italy: What We Know in Their 'Native' Country After a Century

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Long-Term Carbon Storage in Ganges Basin May Portend Global Warming Worsening

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Engineers Solve Energy Puzzle: How Energy Levels Align in a Critical Group of Advanced Materials

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