Low-input grassfed livestock production in the American West: Case studies of ecological, economic, and social resilience

Rangelands

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 31-40

  Barnes, Matthew K ^a  

^a Shining Horizons Land Management   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DAIRY FARMING; GRASS; GRAZING; MARKETING; PROFITABILITY; RANCHING; RANGELAND; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP;

UNITED STATES;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79955080014     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X-33.2.31     Document Type: Article

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