A study by the University of Newcastle School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development reports that fruit and vegetables grown without artificial fertilisers have significantly more key nutrients, including vitamin C. The results of this study are welcomed by the organic sector in Ireland. “Nutrition is one of the reasons that people buy organic said [...]
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Biodiversity and organic farms
Greater bio-diversity on organic farms New research just published by ecologists at Trinity College Dublin, has shown that organic farming benefits insect biodiversity, insect-flower interactions and pollination of wild plants. The study by PhD student Eileen Power and principal investigator Dr Jane Stout, Senior Lecturer at the School of Natural Sciences at TCD, was published [...]