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Organic Dairies not as Successful as Thought
By Fred Bever on Thursday, December 29, 2005.
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A shortage of organic milk in the Northeast last summer seemed to suggest that consumer demand had oustripped production, and that organic farmers were giving conventional dairies a run for their money. But a study released last month shows that even though they may get a premium for their milk, organic farmers in Maine and Vermont may be struggling. Last year organic dairies in those two states lost money while conventional farms turned a profit. MPBN's Fred Bever reports.
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