Farming Systems Trial
Rodale Institute
Rodale Institute
Urban Farm DB summary
A long-running comparative farming trial launched by Rodale Institute in 1981, comparing conventional (synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and herbicides), organic legume, and organic manure systems across 72 plots for over 40 years. In drought years, organic corn yields are reported to be 31% higher than conventional, and water infiltration rates are significantly faster under organic management.
Extracted facts
3 factsOnly numbers and their conditions are stored, as structured data — never the source's own sentences. Metric and condition names stay in English, as coded.
- 31 %↑ Increase
yield vs conventional drought year(organic corn)
YieldControl: conventional system with synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and herbicides- region
- US-PA
- trial
- Farming Systems Trial
- condition
- drought year
- significantly faster↑ IncreaseStatistically significant
water infiltration rate vs conventional(organic management)
SoilControl: conventional system- region
- US-PA
- trial
- Farming Systems Trial
- most profitable system
profitability without price premium(organic manure system)
EconomicsControl: conventional and organic legume systems, no organic price premium applied- region
- US-PA
- trial
- Farming Systems Trial
Direction of conclusions
Each author conclusion is recorded only as a coded direction per topic. Read the original for the conclusion itself.
- Yield and productivitySupportsWith caveats
- Economic viabilitySupportsWith caveats
Columns citing this source
This source is cited by the columns below. This page records the connection before you continue to the external source.