There are a variety of new methods of agriculture. Some of these include integrated pest management, no-till agriculture, as well as biodynamic agriculture.

Herbert H. Koepf has written:

'Research in biodynamic agriculture'

the name of the man who founded the biodynamic principles in 1924 is rudolph steiner

Part of biodynamic agriculture-a holistic approach to farming. Experts see it as pseudoscience and are very critical of it as well as opinions of many who have tried it. For the pest control part of it, Disease and insect control are supposedly addressed through botanical species diversity, predator habitat, balanced crop nutrition, and attention to light penetration and airflow.

Noel S. Nussbaum has written:

'A survey of biodynamic test devices and methods'