Organic food can be expensive because it's harder to grow and has lower yields. That doesn't mean non-organic options are bad ...

Researchers have developed a method to help farmers and policymakers decide if switching from conventional to organic farming will increase biodiversity while maintaining productivity. Ensuring ...

Organic food — defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as food produced using sustainable agriculture and production practices — has been available in mainstream supermarkets for years.

Heavy pesticide use is common in the traditional, non-organic farms of today’s world, as farmers attempt to protect their crops from insects. In fact, a 2001 study showed that U.S. farmers were ...

Organic farming refers to a method of agriculture that uses fertilizers made from animal and plant wastes and other biological materials. Recognizing the environmental harm of traditional farming, ...

Organic food sales in the U.S. doubled over the last decade, but organic farming hasn’t kept pace. That may change as farmers partner with brands. Mexican and Guatemalan workers harvest organically ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The conversion of all UK farmland to organic farming would achieve the equivalent carbon savings to taking nearly one million cars off the road, the Soil Association said on ...