Organic Farming Is Worse for<br />Climate Change, Study Says.<br />Researchers at Cranfield University in the<br />United Kingdom recently took a look at organic<br />farming and its effects on climate pollution. .<br />According to their study, if England<br />and Wales were to shift entirely to<br />organic crop farming, product yields<br />would be slashed by 40 percent. .<br />This would be due to the absence<br />of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides,<br />which are used in conventional<br />farming to boost crop yields.<br />As a result, more land would have<br />to be cleared for use, boosting greenhouse<br />gas emissions by a predicted 21 percent. .<br />The same applies to products like beef, as cows<br />would require longer to reach their optimal size<br />without the use of hormones and supplements.<br />The cows would also<br />have longer to produce<br />methane, which is a particularly<br />harmful greenhouse gas. .<br />Between livestock and crops, roughly 1.5 times<br />more land would be needed to make up for declines<br />brought on by a 100% switch to organic practices.
