Simulation of forage management strategies considering farm-level land diversity: Example of dairy farms in the Auvergne

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-48

  Andrieu, Nadine ^a   Poix, Christophe ^b   Josien, Etienne ^c   Duru, Michel ^d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Farmland diversity; Forage practices; Livestock dairy farm; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FARMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FARMLAND DIVERSITY; FORAGE PRACTICES; LIVESTOCK DAIRY FARM; SIMULATION MODEL;

LAND USE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BIODIVERSITY; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; FARMING SYSTEM; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; YIELD;

AGRICULTURE; FORAGE; LAND USE; PLANNING; SIMULATION;

AUVERGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846476885     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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