Project Overview

FW97-012

Project Type: Farmer/Rancher

Funds awarded in 1997: $3,248.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1999

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $18,040.00

Region: Western

State: California

Principal Investigator:

Individual Confinement Rearing vs. Pasture-Based Group Rearing of Dairy Calves

Annual Reports

1997 annual report

Commodities

Animal Products: dairy

Practices

Animal Production: free-range, feed rations

Education and Training: technical assistance

Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance

Pest Management: weather monitoring

Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management

Sustainable Communities: infrastructure analysis, new business opportunities, partnerships, analysis of personal/family life, sustainability measures

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