Literature Review: Crop & Livestock Integration
Organic Crops and Livestock Driven by consumer demand, organic food sales have increased from $3.6 billion in 1997 to $31.5 billion in 2013 (OTA, 2014) and $52.5 billion in 2018 […]
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Variation of Total Phenolics in Lehigh and Purple Majesty Potato Cultivars with Cropping Systems in the Vegetable Systems Trial
Gladis Zinati, Ph.D.1,* and Lavanya Reddivari, Ph.D. 2 1Director of the Vegetable Systems Trial, Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA 19530; 2Assistant Professor, Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture […]
To Recover From COVID-19, We Must Change Our Food System
The world is slowly reopening—but the COVID-19 crisis isn’t over, and everyone still has concerns. While in many areas, the number of cases is decreasing, our health will remain in […]
Food Law: A Developing Discipline
Food Law & Policy is a rapidly developing new legal discipline. It incorporates elements of traditional food and drug law, as well as elements of traditional agricultural law. However, its approach […]
10 Tips For Adding Livestock to your Crop Rotation
What is integrated crop-livestock? Integrated crop-livestock management is a type of mixed farming that can exist in many forms and scales depending on external and internal factors. External factors can […]
Your Milk May Be Harming Your Health
Got milk? Many families around America serve their children milk every day. But do these families know they’ve also “got pesticides?” A new study conducted by Emory University, in collaboration […]
Can Organic Feed the World?
On the Rise With the global population set to hit 9.1 billion by 20501, it’s true that in the future we’ll need to grow more food than ever. But there’s […]
How to Establish a Small-Scale, Pastured Poultry Operation
Sustainable poultry farming integrates birds with the farm and land in a way that, with proper management, promotes the health and well-being of the birds, the land, the farm, and […]
GREEN SUPERFOOD!
Dark green leafy vegetables are among the most nutrition-rich foods. They are dense with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, a large group of plant chemicals that have strong beneficial effects on […]
Rodale Institute’s Farm to Healthcare Immersion Attracted Leaders from Across North America’s Health Systems
Rodale Institute, a prestigious agricultural research and education nonprofit, recently held its Farm to Healthcare Immersion at St. Luke’s University Health Network. The conference, which is part of the Institute’s […]
