Enticing Farmers to Go Organic

"WASHINGTON — The new farm bill could help feed America's appetite for organic food by enticing more farmers to switch from conventional agriculture.

The legislation, which passed earlier this year, offers farmers as much as $20,000 a year to cover the cost of converting their farms to organic agriculture. There also is money to offset certification costs and new funding for organic research.

"It's definitely the nudge that has been missing" to get conventional farmers to switch to organic, said organic farmer Bill Horner, president and chief executive of Naturally Iowa, a dairy based in Clarinda."

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