The Economics of Organic Versus Conventional Cow-calf Production

Jeffrey Gillespie and Richard F. Nehring

No 119773, 2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, Alabama from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Costs, returns, and profitability of cow-calf farms that are organic or transitioning to organic are compared with those of cow-calf farms that are non-organic. A method of matching samples is used for the comparison. Results suggest higher cost of organic production due to higher unpaid labor, taxes and insurance, and overhead costs.

Keywords: Farm Management; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2012-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.119773

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