Do organic farms cause unintended harm?

Do organic farms cause unintended harm?

Are organic farms ‘pest hot spots’? Study investigates rise in pesticide use in neighbouring fields.

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: nearby conventional farms applied more pesticides, likely to stay on top of an increased insect threat to their crops, the researchers said.

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