Organic Agriculture and Farming Systems
Even before the official USDA definition and certification of organic agriculture in 2002, the market for organic foods was expanding. In the past decade, organic production and sales have grown between 10 and 20 percent annually.
Washington State University scientists lead the nation in researching the environmental benefits and economic vitality of organic farming. To help this burgeoning industry meet the demand for organic food, researchers at WSU are developing better techniques for producing and using natural and biological plant nutrients and management techniques. Their work helps farmers to create their own unique sustainable systems.
BIOAg Coordinator
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
BIOAg (Biologically- Intensive Agriculture and Organic Farming) for SustainabilityScientist and Extension Specialist
Craig G. Cogger
Closing the Organic Recycling LoopRegents Professor of Soil Science
John Reganold
Addressing the Sustainability of Agriculture
Related pages:
- Organic Nutrient Management and Water Quality
- Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
- WSU Organic Farm
Washington Organic Acreage, Production See Significant Increases in 2007
Certified organic acreage farmed in Washington state continues to expand, increasing by an estimated 27 percent between 2006 and 2007. Since 2004 the amount of certified acreage being farmed in the state has increased by 86 percent. Those growth estimates are documented in the annual profile of the state's organic acreage and crops compiled by the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Read more. Related, read the AP article in the Seattle-PI.
Organic wave—Produce in demand, farm to triple size
Two decades ago, organic agriculture was a fringe movement. It was generally ignored by land-grant researchers when John Reganold began comparing the soil quality, food nutrition, flavor and environmental impacts of conventional and organic methods. Read more.
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