Organic Farming Is On The Rise In New York, But Will It Be Supported By Consumers?

Organic Farming has seen a rise in New York, but how does that affect the market? Are independent farmers given the same chance as everyone else, is there a market for organic food?

Forbes is first to share news on the topic. According to them, GMO growing has gone way out of hand. Both farmers and buyers see the genetically modified products as a threat, but nothing is done about it. As they describe the topic, people have buried themselves in a deep hole and they just keep on digging it. The rise of organic products is a fact, but not their presence on the market. The state has done nothing to promote the usage of clean, bio-friendly products over yet untested modified crops.

The Wire shares some disturbing news on the topic. Dr. Narasimhan, a medical doctor, who decided to go through the path of organic farming has his doubts about the future of this industry. He says that the problem is not in producing the food, but finding a buyer for it. Even when you have all the proper documentation to prove that your food is organic, the buyers are sill hesitant with it and when they actually buy it is at highly unsatisfactory prices. The U.S department of agriculture has not been responding anyone's questions, which makes many of them feel abandoned. This, paired with the climate changes and the high chance of losing your crops makes organic farming far less secure or satisfactory than giving the land to a retailer, who will use it for his own purposes.

Chronicle Express shares some more positive information on the topic. Organic farms are not yet the number one choice of the U.S and the state of New York in particular, but there has been a rise in demand of these products over the course of 2008-2014. Organic cow milk is number two in demand in both state of New York and nationwide. Same success is seen with hogs and pigs raised for food. Sadly, high positions are held only by meat and dairy products, where vegetables and fruits hold positions of five and lower. Even though there is still not a large demand for organic crops, if the tendency keeps going with the same pace, in a few years organic farmers will have the market share they need to keep their income enough to last a year and give them security.