Systems Evaluation of the Components of Reduced Input Dairy Farms

Project Overview

GNC03-024
Project Type: Graduate Student
Funds awarded in 2003: $9,620.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Region: North Central
State: Minnesota
Faculty Advisor:

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: barley, corn, oats, potatoes, sugarbeets, sunflower, grass (misc. perennial), hay
  • Animal Products: dairy

Practices

  • Animal Production: feed/forage, housing, animal protection and health, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages
  • Crop Production: application rate management
  • Education and Training: display, mentoring, networking, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, feasibility study, agricultural finance
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: organic matter, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, sustainability measures
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.