Article: Woolies backs 'new farming' pledge.(Classified)

Article: COLUMN: Fresh produce, less obesity
University Wire;  July 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... that organic farming is good for the local economy. Proponents estimate it uses nearly half as much energy as conventional farming, especially when the cost and energy needed to produce synthetic fertilizers and pesticides is factored in ...

Article: Take best from organic, conventional farming, urges ...
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  February 24, 2001 ;     469 words ... ... Health). And these are equally applicable to organic and conventional farming. In a letter to UKROFS, the Government organic standards ... used responsibly - again this is equally applicable to conventional farming - as consumers need to have confidence in food from livestock ...

Article: Organic Farming Can Feed the World ... Can Conventional ...
Natural Life;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... organic that while organic farming yields more food than conventional farming, the use of pesticides greatly reduces crop yields ... organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming in developing countries, and holds its own against standard ...

Article: Wildlife killed by conventional farming `flourishes ...
The Independent - London;  January 15, 2003 ;     658 words ... ... modified crops on the environment has found that insects and farmland birds can flourish in GM fields that under conventional farming would be wildlife deserts. Scientists monitoring plots of GM sugar beet have recorded a significant increase ...

Article: Tractor tire needs may vary in no-till and conventional ...
M2 Presswire;  May 30, 2003 ;     625 words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-30 May 2003-US ARS: Tractor tire needs may vary in no-till and conventional farming systems(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05302003 Farmers who do not till their land may need different types of ...

Article: Keeping topsoil down on the farm. (research compares effects of ...
Science News;  December 5, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... exposing a denser, less fertile, clay subsoil. Wheat yields go down substantially in this harder soil. If conventional farming systems are not modified, the loss of valuable topsoil will continue, and in the long term, productivity will ...

Article: In Midwest, organic farming puts down deeper roots: An innovative ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  July 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... either coast and an hour from the nearest big city - then producers just about anywhere have a real alternative to conventional farming. Low returns are motivating many to look at alternatives, including organic farming, that could begin to change ...