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 […]
Tips for Self-Care During Covid-19
Planet-friendly tips for self-care from Rodale Institute The Covid-19 global pandemic has quickly and abruptly changed life for us all. With newsfeeds dedicated nearly 24/7 to virus-related news, it’s challenging to keep yourself […]
We Have A Choice About the Future of Our Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of understanding how food production and consumption impact human health. For more than 100 years, industrial agriculture has primarily focused on yields and […]
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 […]
