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Organic farming outperforms wildflower strips on profits while both improve farm biodiversity

What makes more sense when farming wheat—strips of wildflowers along fields or organic farming? Both options provide financial support via the European Union as environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices. An international research team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, has compared the ecological and economic benefits of these two farming methods in fields planted with winter wheat.

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Organic farming outperforms wildflower strips on profits while both improve farm biodiversity
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