PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kent D. Olson AU - James Langley AU - Earl O. Heady TI - Widespread adoption of organic farming practices: Estimated impacts on U.S. agriculture DP - 1982 Jan 01 TA - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation PG - 41--45 VI - 37 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/1/41.short 4100 - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/1/41.full AB - According to a national, interregional linear programming model, widespread adoption of organic farming methods in the United States would increase national net farm income and satisfy domestic demand for agricultural products. However, consumer food costs would increase, export levels would decline, regional shifts in production would occur, and the large reserve of potential crop production would disappear.