News tagged with farmers fields

Using ground covers in organic production

Studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists indicate that organic farmers who need to periodically amend their soils with compost after planting can still control weeds -- and hold down costs -- by using fabric ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fewer aphids in organic crop fields

Farmers who spray insecticides against aphids as a preventative measure only achieve a short-term effect with this method. In the long term, their fields will end up with even more aphids than untreated fields. This has been ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0