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Here’s a quick read on what farmer’s go through during a transitional period, switching from industrial dairy farming to organic dairy farming.

 Organic milk demand is growing by an estimated 25 per cent a year, according to industry studies.

Fisher studied eight farms that switched from conventional to organic farming in recent years, detailing production levels, revenues and expenses over five years – their last conventional years, the required three years of transition, and the farms’ first full organic year.

Before being declared officially organic, a farm must operate as organic for three years to ensure that any residual chemicals, artificial fertilizers and medications have been cleaned out.

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