Some chicken classifications speak to farming practices while others mean nothing at all. We break it down in this guide to chicken labels. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade ...

Organic farming is defined in large part by what organic farmers don’t do. Organic farmers don’t use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Organic farmers don’t use hormones, antibiotics, ...

Guest Opinion. This time of year, poultry gets a lot of attention, particularly turkeys. So I’ve been thinking about how we ...

Organic farming is farming which follows practices designed to minimise the human impact on the environment, while ensuring the agricultural system operates as naturally as possible. It is a way of ...

Organic farming is widely perceived to be a healthy, more environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional agricultural techniques. But its role in providing for an increasingly crowded planet ...

Americans have a seemingly insatiable hunger for organic chickens. That’s helping to drive growth in the booming specialty industry for farm products. U.S. producers sold $750 million of organic ...

Chicken is a staple in the American diet. According to the National Chicken Council, Americans eat around 100 pounds of chicken per person per year — more than any other country in the world. With its ...

On April 23, the science journal Nature published a paper titled "Comparing the yields of organic and conventional agriculture," by Verena Seufert et al. The mainstream press waded into the paper's ...

The productivity of organic farming is typically lower than that of comparable “conventional” farms. This difference is sometimes debated, but a recent USDA survey of organic agriculture demonstrates ...

The funding for Rebecca Mackelprang's postdoctoral position comes from the Winkler Family Foundation. A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her ...

In this article, we discuss the 11 best organic food and farming stocks to buy. To skip the detailed analysis of the agriculture industry and organic food and farming segment, go directly to the 5 ...