The last couple of decades have seen farmers adopting the goals of maximum yield, at any price. If you weren't a member of that club, then you weren't anybody. Organic farming, on the other hand, is about optimizing production, taking into account those other factors. Ultimately we must leave land in good heart for future generations. The way of organic farming is to protect the land and the soil.
Organic agriculture seems to reflect a philosophy of respect for the land and nature.
Humans have evolved in very close contact with the land over thousands of years. It is only within the last couple of hundred years that we have withdrawn from the land and have gone to live in cities. But most city dwellers have little experience of life in nature and rhythms of land. I'm convinced that the majority of our ills start from a lack of understanding of natural processes. It is important for our culture that people have the opportunity to work outside.