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          The Rodale Institute

          Rodale Institute is a non-profit organization that supports research into organic farming.

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        4. In , J.I. Rodale, widely recognized as the father of the American organic movement, originally founded Rodale Inc., publisher of health and wellness.
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          6. It was founded in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in 1947 by J. I. Rodale, an organic living entrepreneur. After J.I. Rodale died in 1971, his son Robert Rodale purchased 333 acres and moved the farm to Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

          Rodale Institute uses a long-term, side-by-side research trial model to compare organic and conventional agriculture.

          Its longest running experiment, the Farming Systems Trial, has been running since 1981 and compares organic and conventional corn, soybeans, and other grains. The institute also researches the effects of growing food without chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers on human health, water quality, climate change, and more.[1]

          Collaborations with farmers and agricultural science peers throughout the nation and world enable institute researchers to replicate experiments across different geographical regions and benefit f