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| McBride, William D.; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| Organic milk production has been one of the fastest growing segments of organic agriculture in the United States in recent years. Despite the growing number of organic dairy operations, the characteristics of organic dairy operations and the relative costs of organic and conventional milk production have been difficult to analyze. This study, using 2005 ARMS data for U.S. dairy operations, which include a targeted sample of organic milk producers, examines the structure, costs, and challenges of organic milk production. The analysis addresses economies of size, regional differences, and pasture use in organic milk production and compares organic and conventional milk production costs. The findings suggest that economic forces have made organic operations... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Organic; Milk production; Costs of production; Pasture; Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55952 |
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| Greene, Catherine R.; Dimitri, Carolyn; Lin, Biing-Hwan; McBride, William D.; Oberholtzer, Lydia; Smith, Travis A.. |
| Consumer demand for organic products has widened over the last decade. While new producers have emerged to help meet demand, market participants report that a supply squeeze is constraining growth for both individual firms and the organic sector overall. Partly in response to shortages in organic supply, Congress in 2008 included provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (2008 Farm Act) that, for the first time, provide financial support to farmers to convert to organic production. This report examines recent economic research on the adoption of organic farming systems, organic production costs and returns, and market conditions to gain a better understanding of the organic supply squeeze and other emerging issues in this rapidly changing... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Farmers; Handlers; Consumers; Organic production costs; Organic supply; Marketing organic products; Organic label; Organic price premiums; Local food; Organic food imports; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58617 |
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| Grow, Shelly; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| Rapid growth of the organic agricultural sector in the U.S. and implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's national organic standards in 2002 have lead to concerns that organic production could become increasingly concentrated on larger U.S. and international farms, disrupting the market access of small domestic organic producers. However, data on the U.S. organic agriculture show that the smallest-scale farms continue to hold a small but stable piece of the organic sector and that U.S. organic farm size has grown slowly. The amount of land under organic production worldwide is growing rapidly, particularly in developing countries producing commodities for export, many of which are not widely grown in the U.S. Small-scale producers using direct... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Organic certification; Small-scale farmers; International trade; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7862 |
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| McBride, William D.; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| Declining demand for organic products in response to the economic downturn has slowed the rapid growth in organic milk production. Economic forces, primarily lower production costs, may be pushing organic dairies to be more like conventional dairies in terms of size, location, and the types of technologies used. More specific pasture requirements for organic certification proposed under USDA’s National Organic Program may affect how the organic milk production sector evolves. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122143 |
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| Dimitri, Carolyn; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| Organic farming is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture. As consumer interest continues to gather momentum, many U.S. producers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are specializing in growing, processing, and marketing an ever-widening array of organic agricultural and food products. This report summarizes growth patterns in the U.S. organic sector in recent years, by market category, and describes various research, regulatory, and other ongoing programs on organic agriculture in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Organic farming systems; Organic marketing; Organic marketing channels; Certified organic acreage and livestock; Price premiums; National organic rules; Specialty agriculture; High-value crops; USDA research; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33715 |
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| McBride, William D.; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| Results from long-term experimental trials suggest that similar yields and lower costs are possible with organic compared to conventional soybeans, but there is little information about the relative costs and returns on commercial farms. This study examines the profitability of commercial soybean production using a nationwide survey of soybean producers for 2006 that includes a targeted sample of organic growers. Treatment-effect models are specified to isolate the impact of choosing the organic approach on various levels of soybean production costs. Organic soybean costs range from about $1 to $6 per bushel higher than those for conventional soybeans due to both lower yields and higher per-acre costs, while the average organic price premium in 2006 is... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6449 |
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| Ribaudo, Marc; Hansen, LeRoy T.; Hellerstein, Daniel; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| U.S. farmers and ranchers produce a wide variety of commodities for food, fuel, and fiber in response to market signals. Farms also contain significant amounts of natural resources that can provide a host of environmental services, including cleaner air and water, flood control, and improved wildlife habitat. Environmental services are often valued by society, but because they are a public good—that is, people can obtain them without paying for them—farmers and ranchers may not benefit financially from producing them. As a result, farmers and ranchers under-provide these services. This report explores the use of market mechanisms, such as emissions trading and eco-labels, to increase private investment in environmental stewardship. Such investments could... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Eco-labeling; Environmental service; Emissions trading; Market; Public good; Supply and demand; Transaction cost; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56473 |
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| Klonsky, Karen; Greene, Catherine R.. |
| Organic food production has rapidly growing consumer demand in the U.S. and other industrialized countries, along with a worldwide regulatory framework and rapidly developing support infrastructure, making it a premier technology in the efforts of many public and private organizations that advocate more sustainable farming practices. The use of organic farming systems for crop production in the U.S. has grown rapidly during the last decade, but is still under 0.5 percent of total U.S. farmland-substantially less than in many countries in Europe and elsewhere. Within the U.S., conversion to organic farming systems has been more extensive in particular commodity sectors and regions. In California, for example, about two percent of the state's crop... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Farm policy; Consumer demand; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19382 |
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