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Profitable Organic Farming
Jon Newton (Author)
9780632059591, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 October 2004
196 pages
23.4 x 15.7 x 1 cm, 0.372 kg
The demand for food produced from sustainable and organic farm enterprises continues to grow worldwide, with demand exceeding supply for many items. This second edition of an extremely well received and successful book covers every aspect of an organic farm enterprise that can have an influence on profitability. As such the book is an essential purchase for all those involved in organic and sustainable farming. Topics covered in this second edition of Profitable Organic Farming include grassland productivity, production systems for dairy, beef, sheep, pig, poultry and arable farms, farm size and enterprise combinations, organic standards, financial management, marketing, success factors and progress by organic farmers. The book concludes with a new chapter covering potential future scenarios for organic farming. Drawing on new information available in the area and including case studies from successful organic farm businesses, the author Jon Newton has written a book that is of great commercial use to a wide range of workers including organic farm managers and those wishing to commence organic farming operations. The book is also of great use and interest to agricultural scientists and students and those working in government and regional agricultural advisory services worldwide. Libraries in research establishments, universities and colleges where agricultural sciences are studied and taught should have several copies of this important and useful book on their shelves. ‘It is an essential volume for any commercial organic farmers or budding organic farmers bookshelf. It will no doubt also be a very popular read and provide much food for thought amongst many agricultural students’: New Farmer & Grower. Jon Newton is an agricultural consultant specialising in organic and sustainable agriculture based in North Wales, UK.
Review of the first edition
Foreword to the First Edition by the late Anne Scott
Acknowledgements
Useful Organic Farming Web Site Addresses
1 Introduction
2 Grassland Productivity
Grassland in Britain
Reasons for predicting the productivity of organic grassland
Factors influencing herbage yield
Methods of predicting grassland production
The effect of white clover
Herbage utilisation
Silage and hay production
References: 3 Dairy, Beef, and Sheep Production
Milk production
Beef production
Sheep production
References
4 Pig and Poultry Production
Pig production
Poultry production
References
5 Arable Production Systems
Rotations
Varieties
Weeds
Crop area
Nutrient removal and supply
Farmyard manure and composting
Crop yields
Arable crops
References
6 Farm Size and and Enterprise Combinations
Farm size
Enterprise combinations
Animal systems
Enterprises and finance
References
7 Organic Standards: Problems and Solutions
Beef calves
Beef
Pigs
Poultry
Dairy cows
Sheep
Weed control
Disease and pest control
References
Financial Management of the Farm
Cash flow
Costings
References
Further Reading
9 Marketing Organic Produce
Challenges and opportunities
Current market channels and products
Organic symbol
Price
Market research and assessing your market
Final decision
Outlets
References
Further reading
10 Progress by Organic Farmers
Insufficient organic grassland during conversion
The value and methods of introducing white clover
The control of internal parasites by grazing management
The phosphate story
Veterinary problems on organic farms
Selling organic meat
Selling organic milk
Yeo Valley Organic Company
Organic Cheese
Chisel Farm, Dorset
Good Herdsmen
The Watermill, Little Salkeld, Penrith
References
11 Organic Farming- The Future
Index
Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]
