8271: Strategies for success – contrasting approaches to organic dairy farming
(2002) Strategies for success – contrasting approaches to organic dairy farming . Paper presented at UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002; Published in Powell, Jane and et al., , Eds. Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, page pp. 201-202. Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth.
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Summary
This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Financial and some physical aspects of ten commercial dairy farms with different management approaches and at different stages of organic conversion were monitored, alongside two herds at a research farm. One herd at the research farm was managed to maximize profit, the other aimed for self-sufficiency to maximize sustainability. Dairy enterprise gross margins per forage hectare varied from £824 to £1,851/ha and overhead costs ranged from £606 to £1,022/ha on the commercial farms, illustrating the necessity for control of overhead costs as well as enterprise performance in achieving profitability on organic farms.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Colloquium of organic researchers, COR, economics, profitability, sustainability, management approach; dairy |
| Subject Areas: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Farming Systems > Farm economics |
| Research affiliation: | UK UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) > COR 2002 UK > Univ. Aberystwyth UK > Univ. Aberystwyth > Institute of Rural Sciences (IRS) |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 8271 |
| Contact: | OCW, |
| Deposited On: | 23 October 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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