Conventional farming

Rembialkowska, E. (2000) The nutritive and sensory quality of carrots and white cabbage from organic and conventional farms. Proceedings of the 13th International IFOAM Scientific Conference, Basel, Switzerland, pp 297. 

Keywords LCA, conventional farming, organic farming, greenhouse gases, food... 

Mondelaers K, Aertsens J, van Huylenbroeck G. A Meta-Analysis of the Differences in Environmental Impacts between Organic and Conventional Farming. British Food Journal. 2009 111(10) 1098-1119. DOI 10.1108/0007070091099292... 

Reganold J P, Elliott L F and Unger Y L (1987). Long-term effects of organic and conventional farming on soil erosion . Nature, 330, 370-372. 

A study of 28 dairy farms in The Netherlands found that the introduction of an automatic milking system led to a reduction in milk quality compared to conventional farms, owing to an increase in the total bacterial plate count and of free fatty acids (Klungel et al., 2000). 

Most organic poultry production is currently based on the same breeding stock as conventional farming and the principal problems (see above) are the same. The discussion group at the fourth NAHWOA Workshop (Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture) identified the following main problems (Hirt et al 2001) ... 

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