Re: The Organic Industry -- its dilemma

W. Tate Heuer (wheuer@quapaw.astate.edu)
Wed, 28 Feb 1996 21:10:25 -0600 (CST)

Bart,
Yes, $0.01 a pound to the producer, which in time could be incorporated
into the land value. As to restoring the land, it depends on if there
are any changes in farming practices. If rural vitality is dependent on
revenues of organic corn produces they are receiving 1/3 more for their
corn/lb, go figure. In real terms, this answers your question

On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Bart Hall wrote:

> Although it is something of a caricature (and remember that a
> caricature informs, educates, or influences by exaggeration of
> noticeable identifying characteristics...), the following question
> seems to distill the challenge faced by organic agriculture:
>
> In terms of its ability to restore the land, the farm family,
> and rural vitality, is a $4 box of 'organic' corn flakes (for
> which the farmer receives 4 cents for the corn) any different
> than a $3 box of conventional corn flakes (for which the farmer
> receives 3 cents for the corn) ...??
_______________________________________________________________________
`\_____________________________________________________________________/'
|___|Tate Heuer (501)930-9903|___|
||| Agricultural Business and Economics Student PO Box 1305|||
||| Arkansas State University State University, Ar 72467|||
||| Jonesboro, Ar |||
|~~~| |~~~|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|