This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report 
"Characteristics, Costs, and Issues for Organic Dairy Farming" (ERR-82), published in November 2009. The content 
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File name		Description

(fig.1.png)		Figure 1 - Number of organic milk cows on U.S. farms
(fig.2.png)		Figure 2 - States surveyed in 2005 ARMS dairy version
(fig.3.png)		Figure 3 - Share of organic dairy farms, by size group in each region
(fig.4.png)		Figure 4 - Total economic costs for each type of dairy producer, by farm size
(fig.5.png)		Figure 5 - Organic dairy operations with positive returns, by size of operation
(fig.6.png)		Figure 6 - Number of organic milk cows, by region
(fig.7.png)		Figure 7 - Share of organic dairy farms and milk cows in each region
(fig.8.png)		Figure 8 - Organic dairy feed costs per cow, by region
(fig.9.png)		Figure 9 - Milk production, by region
(fig.10.png)		Figure 10 - Producer type, by share of dairy forage fed from pasture
(fig.11.png)		Figure 11 - Farm operator age, by the share of dairy forage fed from pasture
(fig.12.png)		Figure 12 - Feed costs, by share of dairy forage fed from pasture
(fig.13.png)		Figure 13 - Milk production, by share of dairy forage fed from pasture
(fig.14.png)		Figure 14 - Plans to exit the dairy business, by type of producer
(fig.15.png)		Figure 15 - Production practices, by type of producer
(fig.16.png)		Figure 16 - Additional costs of organic versus conventional milk production
(fig.17.png)		Figure 17 - Challenges of organic milk production