Title

TB204: Organic Milk Production in Maine: Attributes, Costs, and Returns

Authors

Amelia L. Cook
Patrick S. Heacock
George K. Criner
Lisa A. Bragg

Files

Description

This report summarizes attributes, costs, and returns for organic dairy farms in Maine that responded to the 2008 dairy cost of production survey. This survey and analysis was conducted by the University of Maine in cooperation with the Maine Milk Commission. This publication reports on data collected over the 2007 production year. Analysis and discussion of the data revolve around four categories. The first category averages all 30 organic farms to create a statewide group. The authors then broke these 30 farms into three size groups (small, medium, and large) based on the number of cows on each farm. There were nine small farms with an average of 30 cows on each farm, 10 medium farms with an average of 55 cows each, and 11 large farms with about an average of 100 cows each. The analysis presented here discusses characteristics of the three size groups, along with the statewide group.

Document Type

Article

ISSN

1070-1524

Rights and Access Note

Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication.

Volume

204

Publication Date

6-1-2010

Publisher

Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

organic dairy farming

Disciplines

Agricultural Economics | Dairy Science

Recommended Citation

Cook, A.L., P.S. Heacock, G.K. Criner, and L.A. Bragg. 2010. Organic milk production in Maine: Attributes, costs, and returns. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 204.