Evaluation of GPFARM for simulation of forage production and cow-calf weights

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-255

  Andales, Allan A ^a,c   Derner, Justin D ^b   Bartling, Patricia N S ^a   Ahuja, Lajpat R ^a   Dunn, Gale H ^a   Hart, Richard H ^b   Hanson, Jon D ^c  

^a Bldg D   (United States)

^b USDA ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Great Plains; Cow calf production; Northern mixed grass prairie; Shortgrass prairie; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CATTLE; DECISION MAKING; FORAGE;

COLORADO; GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WYOMING;

POACEAE;

EID: 22744445864     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58[247:EOGFSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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