Figure 1. Rodale Farming Systems Trial with rotations. Note the presence of cover crops and amendment in organic systems. Synthetic fertilizer herbicide no cover No Synthetic Inputs legume and grass cover crops Organic Cash Grain farming No Synthetic Inputs legume grass amendment and manure applied Organic Mixed Farming System.

Figure 2. Farming Systems Input Characterization

Figure 3. Rodale Farming Systems Trial Soil Carbon Contents

Figure 4. Carbon and Nitrogen sequestration in Rodale Farming Systems Trial

Figure 5. Significant increase of Soil Nitrogen from Organic Systems of Agriculture using covers and manure amendment

Figure 6. Rodale Farming Systems corn herbicides in intact soil lysimeter water

Figure 7. Lysimeter samples in Farming System Trials exceeding 10 ppm Nitrate levels

Figure 8. Improved yield and quality of maize In Farming System Organic Systems compared to conventional inputs

Figure 9. Rodale Farming Systems show corn herbicides in intact soil lysimeters

Figure 10. Rodale Farming Systems show corn herbicides in intact soil lysimeters

Figure 11. Lower initial Organic Maize yields shows need to Transition

Figure 12. Organic transition not needed for Soybean Yield

After Transition Organic Systems increase Maize Yield in Drought Years