but now the factory farm methods are bearing fruit, so to speak.
"In fact, the Rodale Institute, in its 30-plus-year long Farm Systems Trial , found that organic corn and soy yields match conventional yields in most years but exceed them in drought years. In addition to building up the soil with manure or compost, their methods also improve water retention by utilizing a thick layer of mulch on top of the soil. They also found that organic methods use less energy and sequester more carbon in the soil, helping to mitigate the climate crisis in the long term. "
Organic methods do need to be followed completely -- including tilling only the 1st year, and relying on heavy mulching to suppress weeds thereafter. But when methods are followed, not only are the yields equal or better, the nutritional quality of the produce when you feed the soil and not the plant is also much better. Not to mention flavor and texture. 
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