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| Title: | The Motivation for Organic Grain Farming in the United States: Profits, Lifestyle, or the Environment? |
| Authors: | Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa
Barkley, Andrew P.
Chacon-Cascante, Adriana
Kastens, Terry L. |
| Editors: | Marchant, Mary A.
Bosch, Darrell J. |
| JEL Codes: | Q01
Q12
Q15 |
| Issue Date: | 2012-05 |
| Abstract: | The objective of this research is to identify and quantify the motivations for organic grain
farming in the United States. Survey data of US organic grain producers were used in regression
models to find the statistical determinants of three motivations for organic grain
production, including profit maximization, environmental stewardship, and an organic lifestyle.
Results provide evidence that many organic grain producers had more than a single
motivation and that younger farmers are more likely to be motivated by environmental and
lifestyle goals than older farmers. Organic grain producers exhibited a diversity of motivations,
including profit and stewardship. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/123783 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics> Volume 44, Number 02, May 2012 |
| Total Pages: | 19 |
| From Page: | 137 |
| To Page: | 155 |
| Collections: | Volume 44, Number 02, May 2012
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