Farm land value & organic certification

Holly Born (hollyb@ncatark.uark.edu)
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:35:22 +0000

Hello all!
Can anyone point me to sources of info on the value of farm land that
is certified organic relative to non-organic land values? Is land itself
certifiable, or only the products from that land? If land can be
certified, can anyone give me a rough idea of what is required?

Iwould sure appreciate any info on the subject of organic premiums
for land, since it was requested by a farmer in Iowa (who says that he visited with
a farmer from Vancouver ,BC, who paid $4000/acre for land "supposedly certified
organic").

Thanks to everyone,
Holly Born
Holly Born, Technical Specialist
ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas)
(501) 442-9824, 1-800-346-9140
Fax:(501) 442-9842 E-mail:hollyb@ncatark.uark.edu
Web:http://www.attra.org

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