Environmental, energetic, and economic comparisons of organic and conventional farming systems
dc.contributor.author | Pimentel, David | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hepperly, Paul | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hanson, James | en |
dc.contributor.author | Douds, David | en |
dc.contributor.author | Seidel, Rita | en |
dc.contributor.department | Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebase | en |
dc.coverage.temporal | 1981 - 2003 | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-19T18:08:21Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-19T18:08:21Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | en |
dc.description | Metadata only record | en |
dc.description.abstract | Since 1981, the Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial (FST) has compared organic and conventional grain-based farming systems. The results presented here represent a 22-year study of these farming systems, based on environmental impacts, economic feasibility, energetic efficiency, soil quality, and other performance criteria. The information from this trial can be a tool for developing agricultural policies more in tune with the environment while increasing energy efficiency and economic returns. | en |
dc.description.notes | SysCoor-1 (Field) | en |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | en |
dc.identifier | 415 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Bioscience 55(7): 573-582 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0006-3568 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65479 | en |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
dc.publisher | American Institute of Biological Sciences | en |
dc.subject | Carbon sequestration | en |
dc.subject | Green manure crops | en |
dc.subject | Soil erosion | en |
dc.subject | Soil fertility | en |
dc.subject | Nutrient recycling | en |
dc.subject | Soil organic matter | en |
dc.subject | Organic farming | en |
dc.subject | Water quality | en |
dc.subject | Conventional agriculture | en |
dc.subject | Economic comparison | en |
dc.subject | Energetic comparison | en |
dc.subject | Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale | en |
dc.title | Environmental, energetic, and economic comparisons of organic and conventional farming systems | en |
dc.type | Abstract | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |