The Economics of Organic Dairying

Tranel, Larry F.

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“…Dalton et al [7] stated that revenue on organic farms was 36% higher than on their non-organic counterparts. Organic dairying can be as or more profitable than grazing and conventional dairy systems [8]. According to Bennett and Franzel [9] organic and resource-conserving agriculture provides increases of yield, food security, and net income.…”

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Conventional Dairy Farmers Converting to Organic Dairy Production in Turkey

Çukur¹

2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved.The four principles of organic agriculture are: • Sustaining and enhancing the health of the soil, plants, animals, humans, and the planet as one and indivisible. • It should be based on living ecological systems and cycles, and work with them, emulate them and help sustain them.• Building on relationships that ensure fairness with regard to the common environment and life opportunities.Pol. J. Environ. Stud. Vol. 24, No. 4 (2015), 1543-1551 Original Research Conventional Dairy Farmers Converting to Organic Dairy Production in TurkeyTayfun Cukur* AbstractOrganic agriculture is a form of agricultural production in which chemical input is not used and where each step from production to consumption is controlled and certified. Organic agriculture is focused on realizing agricultural activities without polluting soil, air, and water sources. In addition, organic agriculture is an environment-friendly production form that protects plants, animals, and human health. Therefore, adopting and applying organic agriculture methods is increasingly being considered by farmers. There are three primary aims of this study: to determine whether or not dairy farmers are aware of organic agriculture, to determine farmers' tendency toward organic production, and to determine the effective factors on farmers' tendencies to produce organic milk. In the study, probit analysis was used with the purpose of determining the factors on farmers' tendencies to produce organic milk in the future. According to the conducted probit analysis results, a positive relationship exists between considering enlarging the farm, applying innovations, being informed about organic agriculture, and farmers' tendencies to produce organic milk in the future. On the other hand, a negative relationship was found between the distance of the farm to the Milas district center, educational level of the farmers, and farmers' tendencies to produce organic milk in the future. It was determined that an important part of the participating farmers had information about organic agriculture. However, the main reason for farmers to tend not to produce organic milk in the future is not having sufficient information about organic agriculture. Therefore, courses and seminars should be held to increase the knowledge level of farmers in the district about organic stockbreeding. In addition, education and extension activities aimed at organic milk production should be organized. Thus farmers with insufficient information about organic agriculture and those with no information about organic agriculture would be informed about this subject.

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Conventional Dairy Farmers Converting to Organic Dairy Production in Turkey

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2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Most dairy profitability researchers have focused on gathering representative data from as large a group of farmers as possible. Recent projects have focused on dairy farmers at national [20,22], regional [23,24] and statewide [12,15] scales. National survey projects have tended to rely on ARMS and NASS data, while regional and state projects have designed their own survey instruments.…”

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“…Survey research on organic dairy specifically has focused on profitability differences among various production systems [20,24], on factors associated with the adoption of alternative practices [25,26], and on the costs of organic dairy production [22,23]. Despite this rich comparative literature, none of the above studies have examined the effects of specific management and industry factors on organic dairy farm profitability.…”

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“…Dairy profitability studies based on panel data tend to utilize a few common methodological approaches. Some studies do not use econometric analysis at all, focusing instead on summarizing key variable averages and performing basic financial analysis on farms by cluster [10,23]. The most common econometric approach taken when a panel dataset is available is to develop a fixed effects model in order to control for unobserved farm attributes that might affect profitability.…”

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What Makes an Organic Dairy Farm Profitable in the United States? Evidence from 10 Years of Farm Level Data in Vermont

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Many U.S. dairy farms, especially small farms, are struggling to stay in business due to difficult economic conditions. While switching to organic milk production has been identified as one way to improve farm profitability, there are very limited economic data available on organic dairy profitability and the key factors contributing to its variation among organic dairy farms. This study analyzes a 10-year longitudinal dataset of Vermont organic dairy farms (2006–2016), collected by the University of Vermont Extension, to identify key factors influencing farm profitability and quantify their impact on farm return on assets (ROA) through a multivariate fixed-effects regression model. Results suggest that significant factors for organic farm profitability measured by ROA include feeding management, farm management, farm size, milk price and input costs. Such findings may help many organic dairy farms identify potential areas for improving their profitability and conventional farms evaluate the potential financial benefits of switching to organic operation.

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The Economics of Organic Dairying

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Conventional Dairy Farmers Converting to Organic Dairy Production in Turkey

Conventional Dairy Farmers Converting to Organic Dairy Production in Turkey

What Makes an Organic Dairy Farm Profitable in the United States? Evidence from 10 Years of Farm Level Data in Vermont

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