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Organic: the same for less.(organic crops production, cost less economically, environmentally)(Brief Article)

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| January 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Earth Island Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Organic corn and soybean yields equal conventionally grown yields, but use less energy, less water, and no pesticides, concludes a study of a 22-year farming trial.

"Organic farming approaches for these crops not only use an average of 30 percent less fossil energy but also conserve more water in the soil, induce less erosion, maintain soil quality, and conserve more biological resources than conventional farming does," said the study's lead author, David Pimentel, professor of ecology and agriculture at Cornell University.

A conventional farm was compared with an organic animal-based farm and an organic legume-based farm at the Rodale Institute Farming…

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