Exploring economically and environmentally viable northeastern US dairy farm strategies for coping with rising corn grain prices

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 4086-4099

  Ghebremichael, L T ^a   Veith, T L ^b   Cerosaletti, P E ^c   Dewing, D E ^c   Rotz, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Mathematics Specialist Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage management; No till; Phosphorus; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68949208451     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2024     Document Type: Article

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