O., Flaten and G., Lien (2005) Organic dairy farming in Norway under the 100% organically produced feed requirement. In: Proceedings - Contributed papers from the 15th IFMA Congress, August 14-19, International Farm Management Association, Volume 1, pp. 103-111.
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Summary
The EU regulation governing organic production will require 100% organic feed in organic dairy systems from August 2005 compared with 85% currently in Norway. This study aimed to assess adjustments in resource use and financial impacts on organic dairy herds using a discrete stochastic programming model. Farm management effects of the regulatory change varied between farm types. For the two organic dairy systems examined, both having a milk quota of 100 000 litres but with varying farmland availability, the introduction of the 100% organic feed regulation resulted in an economic loss of approximately 6-8% of the net income compared to the current regime. The economic loss was mainly due to the considerable higher price of organic compared to conventional concentrates.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
Keywords: | Feed regulation; organic farming; milk production; stochastic programming |
Subjects: | Values, standards and certification > Regulation Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Farming Systems > Farm economics |
Research affiliation: | Norway > NILF - Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute |
Related Links: | http://www.ifmaonline.org/pages/con_articles.php?article=3 |
Deposited By: | Flaten, Dr. Ola |
ID Code: | 6363 |
Deposited On: | 13 Dec 2005 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:31 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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