Sentences with phrase «organic crops generally»

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We do this, not because we fear surveillance and enforcement, but because we believe organic standards generally guide us to doing the best thing for our soil, our crops and our environment.

Generally, organic soil management techniques such as organic fertilization, mulching and cover cropping improve soil structure and therefore increase the soil's water infiltration and retention capacity, substantially reducing the risk of erosion.

Crop yields are generally lower on organic farms when compared with high input agricultural systems, especially during conversion years.

As livestock generally provides a lower return per hectare than crops, organic cereal / livestock producers are doubly disadvantaged as they have lower yields, especially during conversion, and a less favourable output mix.

Prioritizing renewable materials generally produced from agricultural crops, such as organic cotton, wool, sisal, cork, and bamboo, and products made from wood derived from certified well - managed forests is part of this mindset.

Generally, agricultural crops convert inorganic forms selenium into organic forms (seleno - methionine in particular) that can be much more easily absorbed nutritionally.

Dr Bügel says: «No systematic differences between cultivation systems representing organic and conventional production methods were found across the five crops so the study does not support the belief that organically grown foodstuffs generally contain more major and trace elements than conventionally grown foodstuffs.»