# Does Organic Farming Have a Tillage Problem? | Andrew Smith, Ph.D. of the Rodale Instititute

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Podcast: [Future of Agriculture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-agriculture-323942)
Published: 2026-02-12T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Rodale Institute: https://rodaleinstitute.org/ "History of the Rodale Institute" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nxSYYUMJ6F8 Today we’re talking to Dr. Andrew Smith of the Rodale Institute. I originally wanted to bring Andrew onto the show to talk about the history of the Rodale Institute and it’s contribution to agricultural research. Rodale Institute is a nonprofit growing the organic movement through rigorous, solutions-based research, farmer training, and consumer education. But I ended up focusing more on questions related to tillage, organic claims and realities, and what they’re learning from their long term farming systems trials.

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