Regional analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from USA dairy farms: A cradle to farm-gate assessment of the American dairy industry circa 2008

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Thoma, Greg ^a   Popp, Jennie ^b   Shonnard, David ^c   Nutter, Darin ^a   Matlock, Marty ^a   Ulrich, Richard ^a   Kellogg, Wayne ^b   Kim, Dae Soo ^a   Neiderman, Zara ^a   Kemper, Nathan ^b   Adom, Felix ^c   East, Cashion ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANURE MANAGEMENT; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; DAIRIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; MANURES; PROTEINS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84876708526     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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