Grazinglands, forages, and livestock in humid regions

Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 95-119

  Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^b   Hall, Marvin H ^c   West, Charles P ^d   Hannaway, David B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy production; Forage quality; Forage yield; Grassland agriculture; Grazing method; Hay acreage; Humid region; Legume; Livestock

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650163485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/2009.grassland.c6     Document Type: Chapter

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