Organic Farming

Diversified forage strategies for pasture-based dairy systems blend diverse forages, perennial grasses, legumes, and cover crops with rotational grazing to boost hay quality, soil fertility, and farm resilience year-round.

Understanding low-till farming strategies to curb weed seed production and seed bank reduction via cover crops, crop rotation, residue management, solarization, and organic practices for resilient agroecosystems.

This article reviews hemp fiber panels and hemp-lime composites as biodegradable building enclosures, highlighting thermal performance, moisture management, and improved air quality through breathable, low-VOC lime hemp systems.

A practical guide for urban gardens to boost composting, soil health, and water harvesting through mulching, raised beds, crop rotation, and biocontrol, helping communities grow resilient, productive plots.

Buckwheat serves as a fast-growing smother crop in cover crop systems, promoting purslane suppression via rapid canopy closure, with organic-friendly timing and termination guidance to protect soil health and ease transition to the next crop.

An overview of home-scale aquaponics in a closed-loop system, showing how water recycling turns fish farming waste into plant nutrients, with practical guidance on design, nitrification, and sustainable pump sizing.

Explores allelopathy as a natural weed suppression pathway via diverse crop rotation and strategic cover crops in organic farming, detailing residue management and soil health to shape outcomes.

Smart, small-scale aquaponics blends automation, sensors, and water quality management to stabilize do, pH, and temperature. A diverse crop mix and strong biosecurity build resilient systems with reliable yields and efficient water use.

SSNM for organic farms uses soil testing, organic amendments, compost, and biofertilizers to align nutrient release with crop demand, map fields into management zones, and sustain soil health and yields.

Rye-based cover-crop rotations in soybean systems rebuild soil organic matter, boost soil health, and enhance organic matter management through continuous cover, legume integration, and smart residue practices.

Bioassay integration with soil health indicators reveals microbial activity and carbon and nutrient cycling, guiding data-driven, ecologically resilient crop production.

Natural strategies for humidity control and temperature regulation in crops and shelters, using shade netting, mulching, ventilation, and evaporative cooling to shape resilient microclimates with organic practices.

Regenerative farming for organic cotton, organic wool, organic silk, and organic hemp through soil-building, crop rotation, cover crops, compost, IPM, and certification to boost fiber quality and ecosystem health.

Overview of beneficial insects in rice ecosystems, highlighting predators and parasitoids, trap crops, and habitat management as core to ecological pest control and sustainable integrated pest management.

From City Waste to Rich Compost shows how urban waste streams become nutrient-rich soil through composting, waste diversion, and community action, boosting soil health and cutting greenhouse gases.

Container gardening and urban farming turn small spaces into year-round harvests with smart soil in pots, self-watering containers and drip irrigation, plus compact crops, pest management, and season extension ideas.

Explores the nitrogen cycle in aquaponics, detailing ammonia control and nitrification for safe water and steady plant uptake, plus balancing Ca, K, Mg and monitoring for consistent leafy-green yields.

Explores how urban closed-loop waste systems use landfill diversion through source separation and community composting, powered by policy incentives and education to boost soil health and resilient cities.

No-till, mulching, and cover crops enhance soil organic matter and moisture, while maintaining a delicate decomposition balance through diverse residues and a robust soil microbiome.

Duckweed and macrophytes act as a natural biofilter in aquaculture, delivering water purification through nutrient removal of nitrates. Regular harvesting maintains a healthy, low-cost pond system.