The adoption and impact of management intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) on Connecticut dairy farms

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 261-266

  Foltz, Jeremy ^a   Lang, Gillis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy; Economics; Management intensive rotational grazing; Productivity; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DAIRY FARMING; PROFITABILITY;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30444460097     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAF2005127     Document Type: Article

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