Posted by Janicholson on February 02, 2011 at 13:38:57 from (199.17.6.165):
In Reply to: Paper posted by Tyler Jackson on February 02, 2011 at 11:58:50:
I am a University professor with a Ph.D. I teach Environmental resource and Technology classes at St. Cloud State University. (for use in the reference page, not to make a point.) The US farmer is already given a crossection of tax advantages which, when added to subsidies, is substantially the reason many stay in operation. In my opinion the Organic farmer is already going to be in a positin of recieving more for each organic product delivered, and is thus in a position to succeed. If the answer was simple it would be NO. They already do. The larger answer is should small farmers under a specific acreage (lets say 500 for row crops, 1000 for cattle, and 2000 for dry land western farming) be treated differentially compared to agribusiness. Answer yes. The small farmer is also more likely to be able to control aspects of operation allowing Organic certification. James A. Nicholson
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