What are the benefits for farmers who make the transition to organic?
Some benefits farmers will start noticing on their land during the transition are that the soil becomes softer with less compaction, an increase of beneficial insects and bird populations, and weeds, although present, do not affect crop yields in the way you might expect. Also the farmers and their workers will be spared hours of exposure to toxic chemicals, which are confirmed causes of cancer and other human diseases. Financially there will be less pressure from financing input costs, and the net income tends to be higher in relation to input cost than in conventional farming.
