I wasn't suggesting nicotine was approved for organic use, rather my point was just because something is natural doesn't mean it's automatically safer than a synthetic.
<x-tad-smaller> If you know of any, I'd be interested in any university studies that have made a go of organic fruit production in the Midwest.
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I have, of course, read similar studies as those you mention but they are not at all holistic in the economic sense.
organic agriculture produces far more calories in ratio to those put into it than conventional agriculture. But conventional agriculture produces more food in a land use to food quantity ratio.
And what is the long term cost of allowing farmland to become gradually less fertile over time? and the long term cost of depletion of resources implied in the statement you made that "organic agriculture provides far more calories in ration to those put into it than conventional agriculture"?
Land that is enriched with organic matter will of course become more fertile over time but this is an expensive and labor intensive process.
Organic has become a huge commercial brand world-wide and the public in general often believes that it is the only alternative to ruinous agricultural practices. Unfortunately, as agri-business embraces the profitability of this brand they are beginning to find ways to engage in similarly ruinous practices but still make profits on the brand-name.On that one I agree with you.
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