1. 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.

2. Figure 2. Farming Systems Input Characterization

3. Figure 3. Rodale Farming Systems Trial Soil Carbon Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Figure 12. Organic transition not needed for Soybean Yield

13. After Transition Organic Systems increase Maize Yield in Drought Years