Transitioning to Organic Production Cash Flow Recordkeeping and Waiting with Shannon Sand
Organic certification can open up new markets and price premiums, but getting there takes three years of planning, not just a change in what goes on the field. Shannon Sand, extension ag economist with the Center for Agricultural Profitability, joins Nebraska FARMcast to talk through what that transition actually requires, from budgeting for a stretch of higher costs and lower yields to building a recordkeeping system that can trace a crop from seed to sale. Sand and fellow CAP analyst Glennis McClure recently wrote about the financial and operational realities producers face during the transition period, and Sand walks through what to line up before committing any acres, from buyers to available USDA support.
Article: https://cap.unl.edu/news/transitioning-organic-production-challenges-planning-and-recordkeeping-success/
