A mathematical approach to comparing environmental and economic goals in dairy farming: Identifying strategic development options

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-246

  van de Ven, G W J ^a   van Keulen, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agro ecological modeling; Dairy farming; Explorative models; Land use system; Nitrogen policy; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGROECOLOGY; AMMONIA; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NUMERICAL METHOD; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VOLATILIZATION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947617904     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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