The Economics and Productivity of Organic versus Non-organic U.S. Dairy Farms
Nehring, Richard; Gillespie, Jeffrey; Harris, J. Michael Harris
2018

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A Stochastic Production Frontier (SPF) model is estimated for U.S. dairy farms to examine the productivity of organic and non-organic dairy farms by system and size. For both systems, size is the major determinant of competitiveness based on various measures of productivity and returns to scale.

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Title The Economics and Productivity of Organic versus Non-organic U.S. Dairy Farms
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Author(s) Nehring, Richard
Gillespie, Jeffrey
Harris, J. Michael Harris
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Issue Date May 21 2018
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.273123
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/273123
Language English
Total Pages 16
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, 2018, Washington, D.C.

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