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Running the numbers on organic farming
Feb 27, 2017, 05:00 AM
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With wider margins, organic farms make more money on a per-unit basis, according to Dale Nordquist from the University of Minnesota. Data from actual farms indicate that, as one might expect, organic farms produce more profit per acre, or, in the case of dairying, per cow, said Nordquist, “and it can be very profitable,” he told Brownfield Ag News.
To produce organic corn, for instance, cost of production is about $5 per bushel, but the price is close to $9 per bushel, said Nordquist, with a $4 per bushel margin.
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