Posted by JD Seller on December 02, 2012 at 07:45:44 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Re: Organic Producers posted by Traditional Farmer on December 01, 2012 at 22:01:08:
Yep an clear number two Organic farmer:
"2) Those that treat organic like it is a religion. These type are real zealots and are real hard to take much of what they claim as truth."
I should have added that they attack anyone that is not a "convert' to their "correct" religion".
Then traditional farmers claim:
"I'm sure in your small circle of fellow Industrial Ag farmers you don't meet many people interested in organics or organic farming."
Well that is BS. The farmer right across the road is an 100 cow organic diary operation. I have know the man since birth. He just about bankrupted the farm when he switched to organic. In the ten years since he has gotten back to even. He has much of the same financial problems he had in conventional farming. There just are different causes in organic. Mainly that the market dropped to less than half when the economy tanked in 2008. It has recovered some but not back to what it was.
Also until three years ago I was on my bank's AG loan board. We helped start over ten different organic farmers. Most of these where switching over from regular production practices. So these where not beginning farmers. They produced just about anything that we grow here in North-east Iowa. Including a grape/wine producer. There are two that made it: The grape guy and the dairy across from me. Some, 4-5 of the others went bankrupt. The others went back to conventional farming.
So I know quite a bit about "organic" farming. I also still say it is a niche market. So Like I said do what you want. Beat me in production/profit and be happy but DO NOT try to force your views on me.
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