Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 2/16/18


The productivity of organic farming is typically lower than that of comparable “conventional” farms. This difference is sometimes debated, but a USDA survey of organic agriculture demonstrates that commercial organic in the U.S. has a significant yield gap.
I compared 2014 survey data from organic growers with overall agricultural yield statistics for that year on a crop by crop, state by state basis. The picture that emerges is clear–organic yields are mostly lower. 

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