1. Organic Farm Yield and Profitability from NEON, NASS, and other sources

2. From SARE Ecosystem Study  Abby Seaman, PI  Studied winter squash and potatoes on 4 organic and 4 IPM farms in NYS

3. Squash * Yield and Quality Total Yield (T/A) 7.49.0ns Marketable Yield (T/A) 5.78.3ns Percent Culls 7.86.0ns Percent Sugar 9.511.1ns OrganicConv.Sig. * Waltham Butternut

4. Potato * Yield and Quality Total Yield (cwt/A) 156.6280.3* Marketable Yield (cwt/A) 138.6268.0* Percent Culls 7.54.4ns Percent Dry Weight 21.021.6ns OrganicConv.Sig. * Superior

5. Squash Economics Income$7,029$4,169$1,200$500 Expense$3,687$1,938$858$400 Return over Variable Cost $3,342$2,231$342$100 Organic Conv. Organic Conv. Per AcrePer Ton

6. Potato Economics Income$8,004$2,998$53.00$10.75 Expense$2,420$1,722$23.79$9.46 Return over Variable Cost $5,584$1,276$29.21$1.29 Organic Conv. Organic Conv. Per AcrePer cwt

7. From Spiral Path Farm  Central PA  60 acres fresh market vegetables  Wholesale markets

10. From Paradise Farm  Lancaster County, PA  4.5 acres fresh market vegetables  Wholesale markets

11. Table 7. Yield of NEON focal crops sampled at Paradise Organic Farm, 2002 and 2003. CropYearCultivar Stand count (plants/ acre) Neon sampled yield (lbs/acre) Marketable number per acre Percent Marketable Yield (wt) Average fruit/unit wt (lb) Lettuce 2002 Two Star /New Red Fire 30,700 (700) 20,400 (3,800) 28,200 (500) 92 (2) 0.7 (0.1) 2003 Two Star/ Volcan 32,300 (400) 19,300 (2,500) 31,800 (600) 99 (1) 0.6 (0.1) Butternut Squash 2002Butterboy5100 29,800 1 nanana 2003Butterboy363035,000nana3.3 Tomato 2002Jetstar344079,300nanana 2003Jetstar380082,200na95na Kale 2002Winterbor13,80068,300-94 0.8 2 2003 Blue Knight 13,80065,200-940.6 1 Yield of butternut and tomato based upon actual grower records. 2 Kale unit wt is average for a bunch having 8-10 leaves.

12. From Honeybrook Farm  Central NJ  60 acres fresh market vegetables  Large CSA market

17. Organic Vegetable Yields **Conventional yields are general estimates

18. Organic Garlic Budgets

19. Garlic Break-Even Points

23. taskitemratepricecost/acr e ($) cost/fiel d ($) fallowlime400 lbs/A$2/50 lb162.08 gypsum200lb/A$5/50 lb202.60 cover crop oat seed4 bu$2.25/bu91.17 pea seed100 lb$.30/lb303.90 fertilitycompost7.5 cu yd/A$52.37 /cu yd 392.7851.06 seedingseed garlic 17 lb/row x 40 rows $4/lb2,720.00353.60 mulchstraw5 bales/row x 40 rows $1.75/bal e 35045.50 cover crop rye seed3 bu/A$4/bu121.56 sum3,549.78461.47 Detailed Variable Costs

24. Detailed Labor Costs taskhr/A$/A$/field 2001: fallow management mow 2x220.002.60 chisel330.003.90 disk 2x545.005.85 ridge220.002.60 harrow (2x)220.002.60 roll0.55.000.65 spread lime and gypsum1101.30 spread compost4.5455.85 clean oat seed$1.50/bu4.500.59 seed oat and pea (cover crop):clean/spin seed 1.515.001.95 seed oat and pea (cover crop):harrow (2x) 220.002.60 seed oat and pea (cover crop): roll0.55.000.65 seed oat and pea (cover crop): form ridges 2.525.003.25 2002 garlic seed prep20 hr/row x 40 rows 800104.00

25. Detailed Labor Costs (cont.) no-till furrow7.5 mins/row506.50 planting1.5 hr/row60078.00 mulching4040052.00 weeding (.33 hr/row)13.3313317.29 cut scapes.5 hr/row20026.00 harvest1.5 hr/row60078.00 sort, hang1.5 hr/row60078.00 clean garlic7.5 hr/row3000390.00 post-harvest clean-up2202.60 post-harvest tillage2.5253.25 clean rye seed$2/bu60.78 seed cover crop1101.30 labor for harness, hitch, commute, watering, etc. 16.516521.45 sum6,873.50893.56