Differences in abundance of Thaumatotibia leucotreta and its natural enemies between organic and conventionally farmed citrus ecosystems by Luke Cousins, Mellissa Peyper, Tamryn Marsberg, Sean Moore, Martin Hill

“…Citrus packhouses in South Africa have reported lower infestation of T. leucotreta in fruit from organically farmed orchards than conventionally farmed orchards. …”
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Distribution of Organic Food in Poland by Joanna Smoluk-Sikorska

“…As the research shows, only in specialist stores does the product range satisfy consumer needs, whereas in the other outlets it is limited generally to processed products. Wholesalers, organic farms and brokers are the main providers of the surveyed retail outlets; nevertheless, specialist shops use the services of more providers than the other types of outlets. …”
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Farm characteristics shape farmers’ cover crop choices in Finland by Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio, Lauri Jauhiainen, Juuso Joona, Tuomas J. Mattila, Tony Hydén, Hannu Känkänen

“…The studied groups were conventional and organic farms that had selected CCs as a registered measure in 2020 to receive agricultural payments. …”
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Wheat intercropping with canola promotes biological control of aphids by enhancing enemy diversity by Sohaib Saleem, Muhammad Omer Farooq, Muhammad Razaq, Séverin Hatt, Farhan Mahmood Shah

“…Abundance, evenness and diversity of aphids and natural enemies were lower and higher, respectively, in alternate-row intercropping compared to wheat monocrop in both conventional and organic farm types. Contrarily, pest richness was similar among cropping systems in both farming types in 2023, but natural enemies’ richness was greater in intercropped plots in both the years. …”
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Staphylococci and mammaliicocci: Which species are important for udder health on organic dairy farms? by C.E. Jeffrey, P.R.F. Adkins, S. Dufour, J.W. Barlow

“…The relative distribution of various SaM species and their effect on qmSCC in this population of small to midsize organic farms was similar to previous studies. Although the increase in qmSCC was modest for most SaM species observed, the widespread prevalence of these intramammary pathogens could potentially contribute to sizable increases in bulk tank SCC.…”
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