The Economics and Productivity of Organic versus Non-organic U.S. Dairy Farms

We estimate a production function for U.S. dairy farming to examine the productivity of organic and non-organic dairy production by system and size. Across organic/non-organic systems and size classes, size is the major determinant of competitiveness based on various measures of productivity and returns to scale.

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Year of publication:	2015-01-15
Authors:	Nehring, Richard ; Gillespie, Jeffrey ; Hallahan, Charles ; Sauer, Johannes
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Production Function \| Organic \| Dairy \| Farm Management \| Livestock Production/Industries \| Production Economics \| Productivity Analysis

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Series:	2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia Number 196805
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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