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Intensive farming may yield a bumper crop of drug-resistant pathogens

Researchers find that changing the use of tilling, fertilizers, and chemicals could reshape the microbiomes of farm ...
Phys.org

Nature-friendly farming boosts biodiversity and yields but may require new subsidies, trials indicate

Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields, but more extensive measures may require increased government subsidies to become as profitable as conventional intensive ...
Beyond Pesticides

Pesticide Pollution from Chemical-Intensive Farming Diminishes Some Benefits of Organic Production

(Beyond Pesticides, August 5, 2025) A biomonitoring study in Environmental Geochemistry and Health, focused on small-scale farms in Pahang, Malaysia, analyzes levels of essential and toxic elements in ...
Phys.org

Five misused food and farming terms, from natural to intensive, and what they really mean

Many words we use come with hidden baggage. For instance we tend to assume that local, natural and grass-fed foods are good for our health, the environment and animal welfare, while intensive farming ...
Irish Examiner

Study finds regenerative farming cuts drought yield losses

An independently verified field study across 1,262 farms in France from 2021 to 2024 has shown how regenerative farming ...
The Conversation

Five misused food and farming terms, from natural to intensive – and what they really mean

Many words we use come with hidden baggage. For instance we tend to assume that local, natural and grass-fed foods are good for our health, the environment and animal welfare, while intensive farming ...