Determining the Methods for Measuring the
Economic and Fiscal Impacts Associated with
Organic Crop Conversion in Iowa

March 2007

A final report for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Leopold Grant Number: M2006-12

Principal Investigator:
David Swenson, Economics, Iowa State University
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Affiliated Researchers:
Liesl Eathington, Economics, Iowa State University.
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Craig Chase, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Northeast Region.
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Duration of research: 1-23-2006 to 1-31-2007
Funds received: $15,000

Executive summary

Full report [PDF]

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