The profit potential of certified organic field crop production / William D. McBride ; Catherine Greene ; Linda Foreman ; and Mir Ali

Author: McBride, William D.
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2015]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 46 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators: Greene, Catherine, Foreman, Linda, Ali, Mir B., and United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

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Economic research report (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; no. 188

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Contents

Summary -- Introduction -- Background and Objective -- Challenges of Organic Field Crop Production -- Organic and Conventional Field Crop Prices -- Organic Cropping Systems Literature -- Organic and Conventional Field Crop Yields -- Characteristics and Costs of Organic and Conventional Crop Farms -- Corn -- Wheat -- Soybeans -- Organic and Conventional Production Cost Differences -- Organic Transition and Certification Costs -- Returns to Organic Field Crop Production -- Conclusions.

Report Numbers

A 93.73:188

Subject(s)

Organic farming—Economic aspects—United States
Field crops—Economic aspects—United States
Corn—Organic farming—Economic aspects—United States
Wheat—Organic farming—Economic aspects—United States
Soybean—Organic farming—Economic aspects—United States

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Title from title screen (viewed July 30, 2015).
"July 2015."
Accompanied by summary report.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36).

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