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08/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Will organic farming ever become mainstream? Maybe not in the way we expect

The agricultural world appears to be switching around. Even as increasingly profitable organic farming is beginning to take on certain unpleasant economic aspects of conventional agriculture, the latter is likewise starting to adopt healthier and more natural farming practices, an article in Eco Watch reported. The switch-over is startling. For example, organic farms are starting […]

04/17/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Woodchip mulch effectively controls weeds, promotes yields in organic farming

German researchers have found that woodchip mulching is able to prevent weed growths, depending on the condition. The results of their study, published in the Agronomy Journal of the American Society of Agronomy, demonstrated that woodchip mulching in field conditions can effectively suppress weeds without any negative outcome on yield. Researchers used a 16-year field […]

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