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Dairy Grazing Farms Financial Summary: Fourth Year Report Data from 2003, 2002, 2001, & 2000 Regional/Multi-State Interpretation of Small Farm Data |
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Author: Kriegl and others |
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State: US Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: Careful examination of the data suggests that achieving a given level of Net Farm Income from Operations (NFIFO) per Cow or per hundredweight EQ is more difficult in a seasonal system. The average grazing herd with less than 100 cows had a higher NFIFO…
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From Confinement to Grazing to the Future |
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Author: Forgey |
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State: IN Year: 2000 |
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Excerpt: Even though we're buying all of our grain, our cost of feed is reduced because we're not purchasing as much protein for the herd. The workload, although intense at times, is much less hectic since going seasonal. Mastitis is reduced because the cows…
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Management Intensive Grazing versus Conventional Herd Management: Do Progeny of Dairy Sires Perform the same under Different Management Conditions? |
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Author: Weigel |
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State: WI Year: 1999 |
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Excerpt: The most important point is that US bulls shouldn’t be excluded from a grazier’s genetic selection program. The optimum strategy for both graziers & conventional
dairy herd managers is to select the best bulls regardless of country of origin,…
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Management Practices on Virginia Dairy Farms |
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Author: Groover |
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State: VA Year: 1997 |
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Excerpt: Survey to improve the management educational services received through Virginia Cooperative Extension & supported a larger research project investigating grazing practices of dairy farms.
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My Years of Grazing Experience |
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Author: Opitz |
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State: WI Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: The most important advantage the grazier has going for him is the fact that high quality forage costs about $30 per ton of DM with most of the manure spread. In comparison, any quality forage fed in confinement cost $100-$130 per ton of DM plus the cost…
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Pastures for profit: A guide to rotational grazing |
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Author: Undersander, Albert, Cosgrove, Johnson, Peterson |
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State: WI Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: Why rotational grazing
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Raising Dairy Heifers on Pasture |
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Author: Fanatico |
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State: US Year: 2000 |
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Excerpt: The rumen of pasture-raised heifers tends to be bigger than confinement-reared, which allows for a larger feed capacity & higher milk production.
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Seasonal Dairy Grazing: A Viable Alternative for the 21st Century |
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Author: Winsten, Petrucci |
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State: US Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: A case study of six successful dairy farms using seasonal calving & management-intensive grazing.
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The Economics of Grass-Based Dairying |
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Author: Johnson |
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State: US Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: Grazing should not be considered as an option to make up for poor management of a conventional dairy. Relative to time spent managing conventional row crops, graziers spend more of their time monitoring & managing grass.
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The Mechanics of Seasonal Fertility in pasture-grazed dairy cows |
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Author: Palen |
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State: MI Year: 1999 |
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Excerpt: The "aAa" Breeding Guide will do a good job in balancing matings such that you get cows with grazing ability. In all, your true total cost for natural service in a seasonal dairy herd will be high-- perhaps the main reason "Kiwi" graziers use mostly AI.
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