Sustainability
The autonomy of the biodynamic farm organism
Can a modern farm be autonomous? For this conference paper, Marion Lebrun, Martin Quantin and Cyrille Rigolot looked at different biodynamic farm…
Science clearly supports biodynamic agriculture
The results of the long-term DOK trial
Orchards: Sustainable approaches for healthier soils
What impact do different agricultural practices have on soil life in orchards in the long term? A team of researchers led by Aissa Arous investigated…
Agroecology as a model for the future
How widespread are agroecological practices, and what impact do they have? Using the Netherlands as an example, Verkuil et al. explore these…
In-depth: Biodynamic preparations can help to reduce salt stress in lavender
An increased salt content in the soil impairs plant growth. But can agricultural practices mitigate this effect? A team of Iranian researchers…
Varied and Sustainable instead of Simple and Conflicted
Agricultural systems are as diverse as the landscapes in which they are embedded. In their latest study, Anil Shrestha and David Horwitz provide an…
New research on bacterial diversity in biodynamic preparations
In this study, Vaish et al. analyse biodynamic preparations at the genetic level. The aim is to gain a better understanding of their effects on soil…
On the roots of biodynamics in Northern Europe
In this article, John Paull and Tord Tutturen shed light on the early actors of the biodynamic movement in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. A…
Exploring new avenues: transdisciplinarity in agricultural research
In a discussion article, Cyrille Rigolot, a member of the INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, France), analyses…
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…
Animal foods - curse or blessing?
The role of animal-source foods is repeatedly hotly debated in the discussion over environmentally sound and sustainable agricultural production…
Copper in viticulture – effective fungicide or problematic contaminant?
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…