[NAFEX] Organic vs Standard Spray Programs
dmnorton at royaloakfarmorchard.com
dmnorton at royaloakfarmorchard.com
Thu Apr 10 17:58:58 EDT 2008
Jim,
How many trees are you bagging?
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth at tds.net>
To: "NAFEX" <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:14 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Organic vs Standard Spray Programs
> Dennis Norton wrote, quoting an IPM article from Cornell, "Pest control
> costs per bushel were $2.98 for fruit from the organic block compared with
> $0.76 for the standard."
>
> Bagging apples costs me about $1.25 per bushel, including paid labor.
> This figure is actually less considering that we bag the apples when we
> thin them so my cost per bushel is skewed. Maybe someone should tell the
> Cornell people about bagging apples.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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>
>
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