Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive?
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agchat:
Please use the Q# with your response such as Q7, Q8, etc. #agchat
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cownutritionist:
Q7- I think rotational grazing is one way a pasture based organic system could be efficient #agchat
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MarksKiosk:
Q7 Gets back to an earlier point about how you measure productivity. #agchat
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Kansas_Farmer:
Q7 where there is a will there is a way, If we are forced to go that way they will have to be hands down! Hopefully its not 2morrow #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q7 Efficient yes. Serving a market, yes. I don't believe it can feed the world. Room for variety of #ag practices. #agchat
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FarmerHaley:
Q7 - organic methods can be profitable and efficient, but currently is not as efficient as conventional farmingnot sure if it can b #agchat
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ezweber:
Q7:ohh my Q made the cut. answer: we are finding a lot of efficiencies, we didn't realize were there. #agchat
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iTweetMeat:
RT @FarmerHaley: Q7 - organic methods can be profitable and efficient, but currently not as efficient as conventional farming #agchat
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PAfarmgirl:
Q7: i still see major problems with organic field crops, hard to be economical due to weeds, labor, low demand for crops #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q7 I try to talk to all different types of producers, lots to learn from them also. #agchat
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MarksKiosk:
@mlewindy Q7 It seems various production practices pit one against the other only if each uses a negative sell. #agchat
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dairylu:
Q7 we are not organic but like using fly predator wasps for fly control instead of chemicals. #agchat
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leahbeyer:
Q7: Organic is one of many methods needed to provide food sustainable food to world. Some land more efficient than others w/organic. #agchat
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ezweber:
Q7: grazing= less manure hauling and tmr mixing, less $$ on vet, chemicals,etc #agchat
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DayAngus:
Q7 A local farmer has a small % of organic certified due to its labor intensity. #agchat
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AgriLawyer:
Q7: The ? would be whether that is the aim of the majority of organic farmers - I'm sure some will disagree, but I don't think it is #agchat
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Farm3rsDaught3r:
Q7: Of course! But IMO not for the same affordable price as what we want to pay in the stores... #agchat
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JeffACSH:
Q7 How can organic farming possibly be efficient and highly productive, if it requires tying hands behind back #agchat
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JMJLaurent:
Q7 I think it is just supply and demand. There is a group demanding organic. But Organic cannot feed the world. #agchat
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follownathan:
Q7 Sure if you want watered down organic regulations that get shipped to your plate from a monofarm in CA #agchat
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ezweber:
Q7: also proper crop rotation and soil mang means only one cult pass through the fields #agchat
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JeffACSH:
Q7 If organic farming were more efficient, why would farmers spend $ on non-organic technologies? To WASTE money? #tcot #agchat
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drewbender:
Agreed RT @JMJLaurent: Q7 I think it is just supply and demand. There is a group demanding organic. Organic cannot feed the world. #agchat
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akleinschmidt:
Q7 ones I have visited have a loooong way to go be efficient & highly productive; BUT in fairness, they admit that is not their goal #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
Q7 Looking to add cover crops w our no till for better fertility and weed suppression #agchat
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AgriLawyer:
Q7: Realization of market and growing demand is important for organics, not cynicism of other methods. #agchat
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ksfarmboy:
less herbcide for me RT @ezweber: Q7: also proper crop rotation and soil mang means only one cult pass through the fields #agchat
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JMJLaurent:
Q7 just hate that sometimes the organic, grass-fed. etc. feel like they are on the other side of the fence from me. We are all Ag! #agchat
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agropinion:
Q7 We need all methods, all sizes of farming to meet demand and provide what consumer wants. #agchat
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farmeditor:
And recognize the dif. in regional needs. What works outside metro area might not work in KS! RT @mpaynknoper: Q7 Room for variety #agchat
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Mica_MON:
Q7 Why does organic have to be efficient? Not saying it isn't, just asking why that has to be part of definition. #agchat
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follownathan:
Q7 I dont think the goal of REAL orgainc is efficient and productive. Goal is food with dense nutrition that restores the soil #agchat
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sollmana:
Q7: Def look @ how efficiency's measured. Is less total product produced? Maybe. But can make more $. Good use of resources IMHO #agchat
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WillRogersToday:
Q7. Organic corn grown using ridge-tillage could be quite productive. Minimum erosion. Add manure and cover crop for fertility. #agchat
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Porkchop1950:
Agree with @Mica_MON Q7 Ydoes organic have to be efficient? Not saying it isn't, just asking Y that has to be part of definition. #agchat
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kmrivard:
Q7 #agchat Once again...why is it "us" vs. "them?" If you're a farmer, you're a farmer. Learn to work together, ya buttheads.
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PoppyDavis:
Question of efficiency & organic has everything 2do with definition of efficiency. Mono-cropped organic not particularly efcnt. #agchat Q7
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JacksonFarms:
Q7 organic crops are better at some places than other. Certain places have to much weed or insect pressure. #agchat
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iTweetMeat:
Q7 Mny use "efficient" interchangably w/ "profitable." IMHO, 2 vry diff things. Efficient should be >food for <$, Not >$ for <food. #agchat
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AgSource:
Q7: Need to create niches and fill them. But with dwindling numbers need to remember we are in this together #agchat
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PotatoPro:
Q7 Change the definition of efficient: Yield/ha ---> Yield/inputs. Suddenly things look quite different #agchat
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PoppyDavis:
Diverse organic w/ animal weed control/fertilizer & floral insectiaries can b closed system & very efficient. #agchat Q7
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akleinschmidt:
Another excellent point RT @PotatoPro Q7 Change the definition of efficient: Yield/ha ---> Yield/inputs. Suddenly things look diff't #agchat
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lavielamour:
Q7 Sure! there are methods we can all learn from in Organic, but us a whole, no I dont think so #agchat
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DayAngus:
I agree! RT @lavielamour: Q7 Sure! there are methods we can all learn from in Organic, but us a whole, no I dont think so #agchat
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WillRogersToday:
Q7. In 1930s, practically all farming was organic. Not very productivity compared to today. #agchat
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PoppyDavis:
Bigger issue is definition of efficient.1critique of modern ag is that it externalizes costs, efficient 2farm but not society. #agchat Q7
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yourlocalfoods:
Q7 organic yields are improving, premium price (for now), nonorganic input costs are rising. Worth crunching numbers sometimes. #agchat
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WillRogersToday:
Q7. China is far more "organic" than US. In China 43% of population works on a farm. In US, less than 2%. That's ag productivity. #agchat
agchat: Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat
cowartandmore: RT @agchat: Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat
JulieMett: We sure think so. RT @agchat Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat
mpaynknoper: RT @cowartandmore: RT @agchat: Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat
cownutritionist: Q7- I think rotational grazing is one way a pasture based organic system could be efficient #agchat
MarksKiosk: Q7 Gets back to an earlier point about how you measure productivity. #agchat
organicnymilk1: Q7 Of course. #agchat
Kansas_Farmer: Q7 where there is a will there is a way, If we are forced to go that way they will have to be hands down! Hopefully its not 2morrow #agchat
montserratlj: RT @agchat: Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat
FarmerHaley: Q7 - organic methods can be profitable and efficient, but currently is not as efficient as conventional farmingnot sure if it can b #agchat
ranchwife4life: RT @cownutritionist: Q7- I think rotational grazing is one way a pasture based organic system could be efficient/we agree!! #agchat
iTweetMeat: RT @FarmerHaley: Q7 - organic methods can be profitable and efficient, but currently not as efficient as conventional farming #agchat
WriteNowBiz: Q7 I think so,but takes effort #agchat
PAfarmgirl: Q7: i still see major problems with organic field crops, hard to be economical due to weeds, labor, low demand for crops #agchat
KyFarmersMatter: @mlewindy Q7 How so? (other than hormone free cuz that's not possible) re: pitting farmr against farmr #agchat
TruffleMedia: @agchat #agchat Q7 loaded question:) ? "Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive?"
AgriLawyer: Q7: The ? would be whether that is the aim of the majority of organic farmers - I'm sure some will disagree, but I don't think it is #agchat
Farm3rsDaught3r: Q7: Of course! But IMO not for the same affordable price as what we want to pay in the stores... #agchat
JMJLaurent: Q7 I think it is just supply and demand. There is a group demanding organic. But Organic cannot feed the world. #agchat
follownathan: Q7 Sure if you want watered down organic regulations that get shipped to your plate from a monofarm in CA #agchat
PeteAlexion: Q7 The scale and efficiency become inversely proportional #agchat
drewbender: Agreed RT @JMJLaurent: Q7 I think it is just supply and demand. There is a group demanding organic. Organic cannot feed the world. #agchat
Earthnik: @sollmana Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat
akleinschmidt: Q7 ones I have visited have a loooong way to go be efficient & highly productive; BUT in fairness, they admit that is not their goal #agchat
FairFoodFight: RT @agchat: Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat || Yes.Via Cornell: http://ow.ly/15JiW
agropinion: Q7 We need all methods, all sizes of farming to meet demand and provide what consumer wants. #agchat
SteakPerfection: RT @: RT @agchat: Q7 via @zweberfarms Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive? #agchat #agchat
farmeditor: And recognize the dif. in regional needs. What works outside metro area might not work in KS! RT @mpaynknoper: Q7 Room for variety #agchat
UddertechInc: RT @agropinion: Q7 We need all methods, all sizes of farming to meet demand and provide what consumer wants. #agchat
WillRogersToday: Q7. Organic corn grown using ridge-tillage could be quite productive. Minimum erosion. Add manure and cover crop for fertility. #agchat
Porkchop1950: Agree with @Mica_MON Q7 Ydoes organic have to be efficient? Not saying it isn't, just asking Y that has to be part of definition. #agchat
PoppyDavis: Question of efficiency & organic has everything 2do with definition of efficiency. Mono-cropped organic not particularly efcnt. #agchat Q7
JacksonFarms: Q7 organic crops are better at some places than other. Certain places have to much weed or insect pressure. #agchat
lavielamour: Q7 Sure! there are methods we can all learn from in Organic, but us a whole, no I dont think so #agchat
yourlocalfoods: Q7 organic yields are improving, premium price (for now), nonorganic input costs are rising. Worth crunching numbers sometimes. #agchat
