Second Edition
by Jon Newton

Features:

• Outlines the principles of organic agriculture
• Gives advice for those considering going organic
• Details in practical terms the factors needed to make organic farming profitable
• Serves as a step-by-step guide to conversion

Drawing on the advice and experience of successful organic farmers, the new edition of Profitable Organic Farming supplies essential information on production targets, animal and arable systems, enterprise combinations, financial management, marketing, and sales. The author examines various farm enterprises, including protected cropping, intensive vegetables, fruit and livestock.

Fully updated and revised, this popular book contains commercially important case studies and includes a new chapter on making the conversion from traditional to organic farming.

Profitable Organic Farming identifies the key points for success and draws on the experience and knowledge of European farmers who have turned organic farming into a thriving commercial enterprise. The wealth of information it provides will be of particular interest to conventional growers considering organic methods and the distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of organic products.

Contents

1. Grassland Productivity
2. Dairy, Beef, and Sheep Production
3. Pig and Poultry Production
4. Arable Production Systems
5. Farm Size and Enterprise Combinations
6. Organic Standards: Problems and Solutions
7. Financial Management of the Farm
8. Marketing Organic Produce
9. Success Factors
10. Progress by Organic Farmers
11. Organic Farming: The Future

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