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Articles: Organic farming is as profitable as conventional farming

Posted by paustian on Apr 06, 2009 - 12:26 PM

Chavos, Posner and Hedtcke [5] compared the profitability of various forms of farming in Southern Wisconsin. The13 year study (1993-2006) found that organic farming [6] is as profitable as conventional farming which uses synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. In fact, when the price premium that organic food goes for is factored in, organically grown food is more profitable.
 
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