Decades ago farming was not a controversial subject. Today, people have very definite opinions as to how their food should be produced. The three methods of farming are conventional, organic, and GMO farming. You have been assigned the task of creating a table to compare and contrast the three methods. Choose ALL of the descriptors that could be placed in the Organic column.
A) produce is of higher nutritional quality than with a similar crop grown using conventional methods
B) reduced expenses in organic production that comes with hand labor and simpler farming techniques
C) use of biological control, crop rotations and other techniques to manage weeds, insects and diseases
D) yield is typically lower in an organic field than for a similar crop grown in a conventional or GM cropping system
E) elimination of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and other materials, such as hormones and antibiotics
