Posted by oldtanker on December 02, 2012 at 08:20:57 from (66.228.255.239):
In Reply to: Organic Producers posted by NY 986 on December 01, 2012 at 07:33:09:
I have seen several people who went organic. They were all recacting to milk prices with a heavy debt load when they did. All failed. If one wants to go organic several things need to be looked at.
Markets: Good, bad or steady?
Crops: Fertilizer? If you don't have livestock you have to buy organic stuff at very high prices or put up with lower yealds.
Laws: You can't just switch over. Last I knew for sure here in MN you have to prove that your crop land has been cehimical free for 2 years. Any crops raised in that 2 years cannot be feed to organic livestock.
Money: You have to have a credit line or enough money to carry you over for the time needed to switch.
Management: If you are not a good manager in conventional farming you are not going to improve just cause you changed over to organic.
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