Re: Appraising Certified Organic Land

OFRF (research@ofrf.org)
Tue, 17 Sep 1996 15:58:09 -0700 (PDT)

>I'm new to sanet as of yesterday. Interesting discussions and unusual
>questions. I've got a question.
>
>Had a call from a banker today asking if I knew of anyone who could tell him
>if land had greater value because of its being certified organic. I didn't
>know of anyone - there's not a lot of certified organic production going on
>in Iowa - but his question prompted me to wonder about the answer. Anyone
>know the answer?
>
>Gary Huber
>x1ghuber@exnet.iastate.edu
>
>
>

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