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Are Organic Yields Lower? |
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Answer» Based on 154 growing seasons' worth of DATA on various crops, organic crops YIELDED 95% of crops GROWN under conventional, high-input CONDITIONS. Growers who go through the 3-year transition period from conventional to organic management usually experience an initial decrease in YIELDS, until soil microbes are re-established and nutrient cycling is in place, at which point yields return to previous levels. Based on 154 growing seasons' worth of data on various crops, organic crops yielded 95% of crops grown under conventional, high-input conditions. Growers who go through the 3-year transition period from conventional to organic management usually experience an initial decrease in yields, until soil microbes are re-established and nutrient cycling is in place, at which point yields return to previous levels. |
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