On Jul 14, 1:58 am, sherwindu wrote:
This article implies that a prestigious university is backing all these claims.
I think
it is the opinion of a certain group of researchers at U of M, and that there
may be
an equal number of them who disagree with these findings.

Assuming that the amount of organic fertilizer is equaivalent to the chemical
fertilizers,
there is no reason to believe that this is adequate to feed the crops. There
are issues
as to the availability of such organic fertilizers and the possible difficulties
of applying
them. This article does not go into enough detail for anyone to draw
conclusions.

The more difficult aspect of organic farming is fighting the insects and
fungus. In certain parts of the world like Africa, insects (usually locusts)
can wipe out entire
crops. I'm not sure organic materials can prevent or minimize such attacks.
Again,
these researchers are not providing enough information about their studies.

Sherwin D.

I agree. Not nearly enough information to come to this conclusion.
Frank