Organic Farming Is Environmentally Friendly

Which are made of organic chemicals, organically grown foods or conventionally grown foods  

INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT IS A STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 

Complementary crops such as legumes and com are grown in alternating strips to enhance soil fertility. The strips follow the contour of the land to minimize erosion from rainwater or irrigation. 

Satellite images can reveal information about crop growth and potential pest infestation. The darker areas of this infrared satellite image show where corn growth has been stunted by some form of infestation. 

Female gypsy moths emit the pheromone disparlure (top) to entice male gypsy moths (bottom left) into mating. The males ate so sensitive to this compound that they can detect one molecule in 1017 molecules of air. This astounding sensitivity enables them to respond to a female who may be more than 1 kilometer away. However, they can also be tricked into responding to insecticide traps laced with synthetic disparlure (bottom right). 

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For in.stance, each year in the United States, about 300 (b) million barrels of oil is consumed for the production of 

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