In Wisconsin, the Krusenbaums have been working to make low-input dairy farming a viable, profitable alternative to conventional dairying. Published as CIAS Research Brief #16

Examines the sale of organic and conventional milk in mainstream supermarkets. National-level scanner data for 1996-1999 are used to assess market shares and price premiums, as well as estimate price and expenditure elasticities. Paper presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Vancouver, B.C., June 29 - July 1, 2000.

The importance of farming organically and biodynamically has motivated the land stewardship practices of Altfrid and Sue Krusenbaum on their 240-acre East Troy, WI, grass-based dairy farm since 1990, when they first leased this farm. Published as CIAS Research Brief #17.

Literature citation from Dairy Field, 1998.

This summary is from an article in New Ag Network http://www.new-ag.msu.edu/ that discusses the growth of the organic dairy industry and offers some facts to support the reason for the growth and demand, including health of humans and the welfare of the animals.