Ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables are a convenient source of nutrients and fibre for
consumers, and are generally safe to eat, but are vulnerable to contamination with human …

Humanity faces a triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food insecurity.
In response, increasing the general adaptive capacity of farming systems is essential. We …

Organic agriculture outperforms conventional agriculture across several sustainability
metrics due, in part, to more widespread use of agroecological practices. However …

In the face of myriad environmental challenges associated with industrial agriculture, some
farmers and researchers have looked to diversified farming systems as a promising …

Aspirations to farm 'better'may fall short in practice due to constraints outside of farmers'
control. Yet farmers face proliferating pressures to adopt practices that align with various …

In the past few decades, farmers and researchers have firmly established that biologically
diversified farming systems improve ecosystem services both on and off the farm, producing …

Some bird species often benefit farmers by suppressing invertebrate crop pests, yet birds
are rarely considered in integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. This is likely because …

Improving the environmental sustainability of the food supply chain will help to achieve the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This environmental sustainability is …

Farmland birds can suppress insect pests, but may also consume beneficial insects,
damage crops and potentially carry foodborne pathogens. As bird communities shift in …

Aims Recent foodborne disease outbreaks have caused farmers to re‐evaluate their
practices. In particular, concern that soil amendments could introduce foodborne pathogens …