At the beginning of 1979 the Schanck farm in Northern Luxembourg was converted to bio-dynamic farming. In 1986 a third farmer decided to convert his farm. The percentage of agricultural utilised area under organic management was 0.8 percent at the end of 1999. At this time the total membership of both associations included 10 farms with about 300 hectares of land. The farms are spread throughout the entire country.
Some farms specialise in suckler cows, highland cattle or broilers.
Only one farm fattens pigs on a large scale. The cultivation of organic fruit and wine began just in 1995. In contrast to the small percentage of organic farms, Luxembourg demonstrates the highest per capita consumption of organic products in the EU, which is supplemented by imports. Currently, the inspection costs are paid for by the Department of Agriculture. During the conversion period the organic farms receive 175 Euro during the first two years.