Organic farming vs. Conventional farming

Traditional farmers use chemical fertilizers in the soil to grow crops. Organic farmers build soil with natural fertilizer *In traditional farming, insecticides are used to kill the insects and diseases. Organic farmers use insect predators and barriers *Traditional farmers control weed growth by applying synthetic herbicides but crop rotation, tillage, hand weeding and mulches control weeds in Organic fields

Organic foods are not absolutely chemical free, but the pesticide residues will be much lower than those found in produce manufactured with synthetic chemicals.

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