26 Sep 2004
Organic Farming Studied As Demand Rises (AP)

The only problem with this: these are the same people that pushed the growth, mechanization and chemicals onto faqrmers in the first place, and most of their funding comes from large agribusiness (read: chemical) companies. I'll wait and see what they suggest before passing judgement, however, as even the most hardened chemical farmer is beginning to admit that we've been overdoing it for quite a while.

AP - Organic farming sounds simple — no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically engineered plants. But succeeding at it can be complicated. A recent wave of research at universities around the country seeks to take some of the guesswork and financial uncertainty out of the practice.

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