From Natural News:

A popular myth purports that organic farming is inadequate to feed the growing populations of the world, and that cultivating so-called high-yield conventional and genetically-modified (GM) crops is a necessary solution. But data compiled by the Rodale Institute's Farming Systems Trial (FST) shows that quite the opposite is true... In every single category, organic farming systems proved to be far more viable and sustainable than any conventional or GM system.

Initiated back in 1981, Rodale's FST is the longest-running, side-by-side comparison of organic and chemical agriculture that has ever been conducted in the U.S. Researchers from the institute have been carefully examining the similarities and differences between the two systems for over 30 years and, much to the shock of the mainstream food community, have found that organic farming is far superior to chemical farming in every way.

The Rodale team focused specifically on corn and soy cultivation for the study, as these represent two of the most popular staple crops grown in the U.S. From there, the team...

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