The profitability of organic soybean production

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 276-284

  McBride, W D ^a   Greene, Catherine ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic; Price premium; Profitability; Soybeans; Treatment effect model

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ORGANIC FARMING; PROFITABILITY; SOYBEAN; YIELD;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 74049159989     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170509990147     Document Type: Article

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