Organic Farming News

Posted December 3, 2008:

• Managing Carbon Loss

Posted December 2, 2008:

• Replacing Corn With Perennial Grasses Improves Carbon Footprint Of Biofuels

Posted November 24, 2008:

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

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Model To Measure Soil Health In Bioenergy Era
• Global Warming Predictions Are Overestimated, Suggests Study On Black Carbon

Posted November 6, 2008:

• New Progress In Soil Ecology

Posted October 30, 2008:

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

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-Carrying Capabilities

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Nitrous Oxide Emissions Respond Differently To No-Till Depending On The Soil Type

Posted October 16, 2008:

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

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Dramatically Extending Lifetime Of Organic Solar Cells

Posted October 13, 2008:

• Models Help Assess Biofuels' Sustainability

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Using Electrons To Treat Organic Seeds

Posted October 8, 2008:

• Arctic Soil May Contain Nearly Twice Greenhouse-Gas Producing Material Than Previously Estimated

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Flexi Display Technology Is Now

Posted September 29, 2008:

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

Posted September 26, 2008:

• No Oxygen In Eastern Mediterranean Bottom-Water

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Manure 'Smells Like Money' As Energy Costs Rise

Posted September 1, 2008:

• Thawing Permafrost Likely To Boost Global Warming, New Assessment Concludes

Posted August 21, 2008:

• A New Biopesticide For The Organic Food Boom

Posted August 19, 2008:

• Can Biofuels Be Sustainable?

Posted August 7, 2008:

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

Posted July 31, 2008:

• Microbe Diet Key To Carbon Dioxide Release

Posted July 28, 2008:

• Soil's Carbon Storage Capacity Investigated
• No-Tillage Plus: Cover Crops Offer A Model For Sustainability In Tropical Soils

Posted July 23, 2008:

• New Piece Of Climate Change Puzzle Found In Ancient Sedimentary Rocks

Posted July 21, 2008:

• New Findings On Mother Earth's Earthy Scent

Posted July 20, 2008:

• Switchgrass May Mean Better Soil

Posted July 18, 2008:

• Dust Storms In Sahara Desert Sustain Life In Atlantic Ocean

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Crop Residue May Be Too Valuable To Harvest For Biofuels

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Ground Cover Can Reduce Impact Of Biomass Harvest

Posted July 7, 2008:

• Coffee Grounds Perk Up Compost Pile With Nitrogen

Posted June 29, 2008:

• Glomalin Is Key To Locking Up Soil Carbon

Posted June 11, 2008:

• Global Warming Could Release Trillions Of Pounds Of Carbon Annually From East Siberia's Vast Frozen Soils

Posted May 28, 2008:

• Organic Corn: Increasing Rotation Complexity Increases Yields Substantially

Posted May 19, 2008:

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

Posted May 12, 2008:

• Consumers Warm Up To 'Greener' Personal Care Products, But Labeling Controversy Broils

Posted May 6, 2008:

• Finding The Real Potential Of No-Till Farming For Sequestering Carbon

Posted May 1, 2008:

• Limitations Of Charcoal As An Effective Carbon Sink

Posted April 28, 2008:

• Life-Probing Instrument Preparing For Mission To Mars
• First Nanoscale Image Of Soil Reveals An 'Incredible' Variety, Rich With Patterns

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Costs, Considerations Of Switching To Natural Or Organic Agricultural Methods

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Ancient Method, 'Black Gold Agriculture' May Revolutionize Farming, Curb Global Warming

Posted April 1, 2008:

• Kalahari Desert Sands An Important, Forgotten Storehouse of Carbon Dioxide

Posted March 25, 2008:

• Organic Crops Impressively Productive When Compared With Conventionally Grown Crops

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Increased Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere Linked To Decreased Soil Organic Matter

Posted February 28, 2008:

• Is Your Drinking Water Safe?

Posted February 25, 2008:

• Compost Can Turn Agricultural Soils Into A Carbon Sink, Thus Protecting Against Climate Change

Posted February 23, 2008:

• Earthworms Found To Contain Chemicals From Households And Animal Manure

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