Webinar: Using UV Light to Manage Pests and Diseases in Organic Agriculture
Join us for a webinar about the various ways that UV light can be used for pest and disease management in organic agriculture. The first half of the webinar will […]
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The Farming Systems Trial: A Legacy
While it’s hard to imagine today, with entire grocery aisles devoted to organic products, the USDA Organic certification is less than a generation old. Formally established with the Organic Foods […]
Which Hemp Varieties Grow Best? A Northeast Study on Yields and Root Colonization in Regenerative Organic Fields
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) help plants absorb nutrients and water by forming a beneficial relationship with their roots, which is important for maintaining healthy soil in regenerative organic farming. Over […]
Rodale Institute to Open Southeast Organic Center
When Rebecca and Ross Williams shuttered their cheesehouse at Many Fold Farm, about an hour outside of Atlanta, in 2017, it was with a heavy heart but a determination to […]
10 Ways to Connect Soil and Human Health
In October 2018, researchers and subject experts from around the world met for the Soil Health Institute’s Conference on Connections Between Soil Health and Human Health. Attended by nearly 200 […]
Sea Change
Now, Rodale Institute has formed a research partnership with GreenWave, an organization focused on regenerative aquaculture, to explore how ocean-based food production can provide valuable resources to land farmers. Before […]
Why Elizabeth Kucinich says YES to Organic
Since 1981, the Rodale Institute, America’s oldest organic research institute, has conducted North America’s longest side-by-side farming systems trial: comparing organic, conventional and, for the last handful of years, GMO […]
Next Generation
The future of farming in America is in the able hands of Julia Boughton, Rodrigo and Lucy Menocal, and Rob Younkins, along with many others like them. These people came […]
Key Challenges to Growing the Organic Movement
Consumer demand for organic products is growing rapidly, at over 10 percent annually. This growth in demand is encouraging, but domestic production of organic crops is not keeping pace. The result is that an increasing […]
Organic Farmers Guide to Federal Loans
Organic Farmers Association, along with other sustainable agriculture groups, advocates for federal appropriations to help organic farmers. The Farm Bill, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2018, provides funding for […]
