Here you will find summaries of current scientific research studies on biodynamic agriculture. The respective studies are carefully selected, thoroughly discussed and critically analysed. The aim is to reflect the current state of research, to present complex issues in an easy-to-understand way and to provide further information.
The collection is continuously updated, so it is worthwhile to check back regularly.
In-depth: DOK trial shows that biodynamic agriculture releases fewer greenhouse gases
This article goes into more detail on the study report on the review by Skinner et al. of the escape of greenhouse gases from agricultural…
DOK trial shows that biodynamic agriculture releases fewer greenhouse gases
Whether through fertiliser production or field work, agricultural practices release greenhouse gases. Using the DOK experiment, Skinner et al.…
The DOK trial comes up repeatedly when talking about organic farming. It provides invaluable results, especially for biodynamic agriculture. But what…
Landscaping through species-appropriate livestock farming
In their book “Managing Healthy Livestock Production and Consumption”, editor Nadia El-Hage Scialabba and her co-authors describe what the future of…
The interface between indigenous worldviews and biodynamics
In 2020, a group of indigenous leaders published the online article “Whitewashed Hope”, encouraging the current organic agriculture movement to…
Where biodynamics divides opinions
How do consumers perceive biodynamics? Sara R. Jaeger and her colleagues are investigating this question in an as yet unpublished study. The…
Betteshanger Summer School: the missing link between biodynamics and organic farming
For a long time, biodynamic agriculture and organic agriculture were seen as different approaches that arose independently of each other. The report…
Comparative study gives biodynamic and organic wines good marks
Eco-labels are often used in agriculture to inform consumers about the ecological characteristics of a product. They aim to provide credible and…
Radical ecological criticism in the context of the biodynamic enterprise
Claire-Isabelle Roquebert works at the University of Lausanne, where she is conducting a historical analysis of the biodynamic movement in…
Grasping the whole – how biodynamic farmers think and act
Holism, in other words looking at the whole, is one of the key concepts in biodynamic agriculture. Consequently, every agricultural enterprise is seen…
Findings from a recent comparative study on biodynamic agriculture
An Italian research team from the University of Florence headed by Margherita Santoni analysed 147 publications on biodynamic agriculture, and have…
Resilient agriculture in a changing climate
The Section for Agriculture seeks solutions to the global challenges of climate change, contradicting the claim that anthroposophy denies climate…
Biodynamic agriculture as a key factor for transformation processes
In this study, Cyrille Rigolot, supported by Martin Quantin of Biodynamics Research, investigated the potential as well as the challenges of…
Biodynamic Research Conference 2021 - Conference proceedings published
The second biodynamic research conference (BDRC 2021) was held from 30 August to 2 September. Over 60 contributions in the form of presentations, work…
Subtle Agroecologies – Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature
New book from Julia Wright and Nicholas Parrott "Subtle Agroecologies – Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature"
This article goes into more detail on the study report on the review by Skinner et al. of the escape of greenhouse gases from agricultural…
Whether through fertiliser production or field work, agricultural practices release greenhouse gases. Using the DOK experiment, Skinner et al.…
The DOK trial comes up repeatedly when talking about organic farming. It provides invaluable results, especially for biodynamic agriculture. But what…
In their book “Managing Healthy Livestock Production and Consumption”, editor Nadia El-Hage Scialabba and her co-authors describe what the future of…
In 2020, a group of indigenous leaders published the online article “Whitewashed Hope”, encouraging the current organic agriculture movement to…
The role of animal-source foods is repeatedly hotly debated in the discussion over environmentally sound and sustainable agricultural production…
The biodynamic method is the oldest certified way of practising organic agriculture. Despite a growing number of studies on the effects of biodynamic…
How do consumers perceive biodynamics? Sara R. Jaeger and her colleagues are investigating this question in an as yet unpublished study. The…
In a study from 2022, a research team led by Jürgen Fritz examined crystallisation images from samples of wheat, grapes and rocket grown according to…
Copper has been used as a fungicide in viticulture for 150 years and, in the form of copper sulphate, is one of the few pesticides allowed in…
How do different farming systems influence soil quality over time? The DOK trial (BioDynamic, BioOrganic, Konventionell (German for conventional))…
For a long time, biodynamic agriculture and organic agriculture were seen as different approaches that arose independently of each other. The report…
Eco-labels are often used in agriculture to inform consumers about the ecological characteristics of a product. They aim to provide credible and…
The aim of the three-year research project by Vaitkevičienė et al. was to evaluate the effect of the biodynamic preparations 500 and 501 on the…
Claire-Isabelle Roquebert works at the University of Lausanne, where she is conducting a historical analysis of the biodynamic movement in…
Agroecosystems are managed by humans but remain subject to ecological processes. The type and intensity of management measures have an impact on the…
Holism, in other words looking at the whole, is one of the key concepts in biodynamic agriculture. Consequently, every agricultural enterprise is seen…
In a paper published in 2018, a French research team examined biodynamic and conventional viticulture methods. The researchers, led by Isabelle…
An Italian research team from the University of Florence headed by Margherita Santoni analysed 147 publications on biodynamic agriculture, and have…
The Section for Agriculture seeks solutions to the global challenges of climate change, contradicting the claim that anthroposophy denies climate…
The new study by Malagoli, M., Sut, S., Kumar, G. et al. on the influence of the horn silica preparation 501 on the plants and berries of grapevines…
In this study, Cyrille Rigolot, supported by Martin Quantin of Biodynamics Research, investigated the potential as well as the challenges of…
The second biodynamic research conference (BDRC 2021) was held from 30 August to 2 September. Over 60 contributions in the form of presentations, work…
In the present study, a group of researchers investigated for the first time the molecular properties of preparation 500 (horn manure) which is used…
It is impossible to imagine Mediterranean cuisine without olive oil. Like many countries around the Mediterranean, olive production is an important…
A group of researchers lead by Jürgen Fritz of the University of Bonn studied the effect of the biodynamic preparations horn manure and horn silicate…
New book from Julia Wright and Nicholas Parrott "Subtle Agroecologies – Farming with the Hidden Half of Nature"
Image-creating methods contribute significantly to the determination of food quality attributes, as the following abstract shows. The study is…
Grape juice produced under biodynamic management ages less quickly – a sought-after quality characteristic. A research group around Jürgen Fritz has…
An interview with Professor Alessandro Piccolo, one of the leading international experts on agrochemistry
A recently published study of Edita Juknevičienė et al. (2021) shows a positive effect of the two biodynamic preparations horn manure and horn…
Vineyard soils show an increased risk of degradation due to being intensively cultivated. The preservation of soil integrity and fertility…
In January 2020 the science journal Open Agriculture published a special issue on the 1st International Conference on Biodynamic Research (Dornach,…
Abstract
Research into biodynamic food and farming has a long history within the biodynamic movement. Whilst the basic aim of this research has…
The long-term DOK trial, the oldest and most important of its kind worldwide, in which the three farming systems biodynamic, organic and conventional…
Agricultural practices contribute considerably to emissions of greenhouse gases. so far, knowledge on the impact of organic compared to non-organic…
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