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Posted Thu May 6 2010: from University of Leeds via ScienceDaily:
Organic Farming Shows Limited Benefit to Wildlife, Researchers in UK Find http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1273160276
 Organic farms may be seen as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don't compensate for the lower yields produced, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In the most detailed, like-for-like comparisons of organic and conventional farming to date, researchers from Leeds' Faculty of Biological Science found that the benefits to wildlife and increases in biodiversity from organic farming are much lower than previously thought -- averaging just over 12 percent more than conventional farming.
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