U.S. Organic Farming in 2000-2001: Adoption of Certified Systems

Agriculture Information Bulletin No. (AIB-780) 55 pp, April 2003

U.S. farmland managed under organic systems expanded rapidly throughout the 1990s, and that pace has continued as farmers strive to meet consumer demand in both local and national markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented national organic standards on organic production and processing in October 2002, following more than a decade of development. The new uniform standards are expected to facilitate further growth in the organic farm sector. This report updates USDA estimates of land farmed with organic practices for 2000 and 2001, and provides new estimates on the number of certified organic operations in each State.

Keywords: organic farming systems, organic certification, certified organic acreage and livestock, price premiums, national organic rules, specialty agriculture, high-value crops, farmer's markets, USDA research, agricultural economics, ERS, USDA

In this publication...

• Abstract, Acknowledgments, Pdf file   14 kb
• Contents, Pdf file   6 kb
• Summary, Pdf file   8 kb
• Introduction, Pdf file   8 kb
• Rising Consumer Demand for Organic Products, Pdf file   6 kb
• Organic Farming Systems, Pdf file   14 kb
• Third-Party Certification and National Standards, Pdf file   15 kb
• U.S. Adoption Patterns, 1997-2001, Pdf file   68 kb
• Certified Organic Field Crops and Hay, Pdf file   26 kb
• Certified Organic Specialty and Minor Crops, Pdf file   26 kb
• Certified Organic Livestock and Pasture, Pdf file   38 kb
• Recent Federal Policy Initiatives, Pdf file   12 kb
• References, Pdf file   21 kb
• Appendix, Pdf file   62 kb
• Entire Report, Pdf file   226 kb

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