Comparison of organic and conventional dairy farms in Ontario

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 122-128

  Ogini, Yetunde O ^a   Stonehouse, D Peter ^a   Clark, E Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of production; Farm revenue; Milk production; Net farm income

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; INCOME;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0033384186     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300008237     Document Type: Article

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