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Reduced input
Out-wintering dairy cattle: benefits and cautions
Costs are reduced, but you must prepare for the unexpected.
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Nitrogen for corn following alfalfa: when and how much?
Impacts and benefits of using corn to optimize use of nitrogen following alfalfa seasons.
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Fly management for organic dairies
Along with the wonderful grazing weather and hot summer, come flies! One issue that is consistent among the farmers that I talk to is control of flies under organic conditions.
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Fly management for organic dairies
Along with the wonderful grazing weather and hot summer, come flies! One issue that is consistent among the farmers that I talk to is control of flies under organic conditions.
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You can group feed calves once per day?
Feeding calves milk replacer once a day.
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Changes in dairy housing – wintering under the stars
An outdoor bedded pack or a compost barn may work well for smaller operations.
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What do “green,” “carbon footprint” and “greenhouse gas” mean to your dairy operation?
Today's consumers want to feel good about what they eat.
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Reduced input dairy farming may be an option
Examines grazing rotations, outdoor housing and crossbreeding.
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Preparing for outwintering
Requirements differ depending on age and health of cow, temperature, land set-up and wind protection.
Other reduced input resources we recommend
- Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture – University of Minnesota
- Low-input forage rotation: similar returns, reduced costs – University of Wisconsin
- Sustainable agriculture loan program – Minnesota Department of Agriculture
- Sustainable agriculture research and education – United States Department of Agriculture
