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Barriers to the Development of Organic Farming: A Polish Case Study

Agriculture, 2020
The main purpose of this paper is to explore farmers’ opinions on the barriers to the development of organic farming. A survey was carried out with 262 Polish organic farmers in order to classify the barriers to organic farming development into ...
W. Łuczka, S. Kalinowski
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One Iron Injection Is Not Enough—Iron Status and Growth of Suckling Piglets on an Organic Farm

Animals, 2019
Suckling piglets cannot satisfy their demand for the essential trace element iron from sows’ milk alone, which is poor in iron. Therefore, iron is usually supplemented by injecting 200 mg iron (as iron dextran) on day 3 post natum.
Katharina Heidbüchel, Jessica Raabe, Lisa Baldinger, Werner Hagmüller, Ralf Bussemas   +4 more
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Spatial Distribution of the Pepper Blight (Phytophthora capsici) Suppressive Microbiome in the Rhizosphere

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The properties of plant rhizosphere are dynamic and heterogeneous, serving as different habitat filters for or against certain microorganisms. Herein, we studied the spatial distribution of bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of pepper plants ...
Huixiu Li, Huixiu Li, Ning Wang, Ning Wang, Jia Ding, Yingjie Liu, Xiaoyan Ding, Yuquan Wei, Yuquan Wei, Ji Li, Ji Li, Guo-chun Ding, Guo-chun Ding   +12 more
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Effects of transitioning from conventional to organic farming on soil organic carbon and microbial community: a comparison of long-term non-inversion minimum tillage and conventional tillage

Biology and Fertility of Soils
The combination of conservation tillage (non-inversion and no-till) with organic farming is rare due to weed problems. However, both practices have the potential to improve soil quality and increase soil organic C (SOC).
Rok Mihelič, Sara Pintarič, K. Eler, M. Suhadolc   +3 more
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Implementation of the concept of sustainable intensification to a real farm – Was its development over 17 years a sustainable intensification?

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020
‘Sustainable intensification’ (SI) in agriculture is the objective of several contributions. An important question concerns whether farms have already reached SI? To answer this question, an assessment approach is required.
Norman Siebrecht, Harald Schmid
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Landscape context affects the sustainability of organic farming systems

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020
Significance Organic agriculture promotes environmental and socioeconomic sustainability to a greater degree than conventional agriculture. However, it is unknown whether effects of organic agriculture on sustainability metrics such as biodiversity, crop
Olivia M. Smith, Abigail L. Cohen, J. Reganold, Matthew S. Jones, Robert J. Orpet, J. M. Taylor, Jessa H. Thurman, K. A. Cornell, Rachel L Olsson, Y. Ge, C. Kennedy, D. Crowder   +11 more
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Legume-based crop rotation sustain the soil biodiversity, fertility levels, productivity, and profitability: evidence from a long-term study under Indian subtropical conditions

Frontiers in Agronomy
Prolonged cultivation of the rice–wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) has led to soil degradation, groundwater depletion, and reduced input use efficiency, necessitating resilient and diversified cropping systems.
Sohan Singh Walia, Neeraj Rani, Natesan Ravisankar, Rakshit Bhagat, Tamanpreet Kaur, Karmjeet Kaur   +5 more
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The Impact of Behavioral Drivers on Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices: The Case of Organic Farming in Turkey

Sustainability, 2020
Adoption decisions represent a crucial topic in sustainable agriculture research, particularly in the organic agriculture sector; to understand farmers’ decision-making, research has to delve more deeply into the influences of farmers’ behavior.
N. C. Akyüz, L. Theuvsen
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The effects of farming systems (organic vs. conventional) on dairy cow welfare, based on the Welfare Quality® protocol

Animal, 2021
Animal welfare in livestock production is of great interest to consumers. The organic farming approach strives to ensure animal welfare based on preventive measures, but there are very few scientific studies that compare the actual differences in animal ...
K. Wagner, J. Brinkmann, A. Bergschmidt, C. Renziehausen, S. March   +4 more
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Organic Farming and Climate Change: The Need for Innovation

Sustainability, 2020
Organic agriculture has experienced remarkable growth in recent decades as societal interest in environmental protection and healthy eating has increased.
S. Clark
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