TY - EJOUR AB - This article provides an economic analysis comparing the profitability and land management capability of four different organic cropping systems designed for vegetable production in the Northeast. Integrated crop budgets were developed to document both receipts and production costs for each system. Using field-level data from trials between 2005 and 2009, we found that individual crops respond differently to the different systems, and that the high intensity system producing six cash crops generated the greatest economic returns. Subsequent sensitivity analyses were performed across a range of key parameters, and the results indicated that profitability was most impacted by yields and crop prices. AU - Chan, Stephanie AU - Caldwell, Brian A. AU - Rickard, Bradley J. AU - Mohler, Charles L. DA - 2011 DA - 2011 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.260147 DO - doi ED - Epperson, James ED - Escalante, Cesar ED - editor ED - editor EP - 81 EP - 61 ID - 260147 IS - 01 JF - Journal of Agribusiness KW - Farm Management KW - cropping systems KW - economic analysis KW - organic production KW - sustainable agriculture KW - vegetables L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/260147/files/Economic%20Performance%20of%20Organic%20Cropping%20Systems%20for%20Vegetables%20in%20the%20Northeast.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/260147/files/Economic%20Performance%20of%20Organic%20Cropping%20Systems%20for%20Vegetables%20in%20the%20Northeast.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/260147/files/Economic%20Performance%20of%20Organic%20Cropping%20Systems%20for%20Vegetables%20in%20the%20Northeast.pdf LA - eng LA - English LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/260147/files/Economic%20Performance%20of%20Organic%20Cropping%20Systems%20for%20Vegetables%20in%20the%20Northeast.pdf N2 - This article provides an economic analysis comparing the profitability and land management capability of four different organic cropping systems designed for vegetable production in the Northeast. Integrated crop budgets were developed to document both receipts and production costs for each system. Using field-level data from trials between 2005 and 2009, we found that individual crops respond differently to the different systems, and that the high intensity system producing six cash crops generated the greatest economic returns. Subsequent sensitivity analyses were performed across a range of key parameters, and the results indicated that profitability was most impacted by yields and crop prices. PY - 2011 PY - 2011 SN - 0738-8950 SP - 61 T1 - Economic Performance of Organic Cropping Systems for Vegetables in the Northeast TI - Economic Performance of Organic Cropping Systems for Vegetables in the Northeast UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/260147/files/Economic%20Performance%20of%20Organic%20Cropping%20Systems%20for%20Vegetables%20in%20the%20Northeast.pdf VL - 29 Y1 - 2011 T2 - Journal of Agribusiness ER -