Supply response in Indian dairying
Owing to several price and non-price factors, India’s dairy sector has grown remarkably in the past four decades. In this paper, we assess relative contributions of such factors to the growth of diary sector.
PRATAP SINGH BIRTHAL +3 more
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Cooperating with the United States Department of AgricultureIntroduction -- Developmental problems -- Fertilizers -- Forages -- Dairying -- Climate and light -- Grasses -- Cereals -- Potatoes -- Vegetables, fruit -- Weed control -- Water -- Plant ...
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Production and environmental outputs of intensive pasture‐based dairy systems must be rebalanced to reduce overall environmental footprint. This analysis documents the tactical management changes that enabled Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) to transition from high nitrogen (N) inputs (345 kg N fertiliser/ha/year) to a lower N input strategy (167 ...
David F. Chapman
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Transport innovation and areal association in the Manawatu dairy industry : the role of transport from before 1880 to the present day and the impact of innovation in the areal association between supplier and factory and between factory and factory : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University [PDF]
For the New Zealand dairy industry, "the principal - one might say the only important disadvantage - was the obstacle of distance...." (Philpott, 1937:11) Although concerned here with the difficulties of overseas transport, (he suggested that time and ...
Wishnowsky, Richard Earle
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Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important forage crop used for cattle wintering in New Zealand. Regional nitrogen (N) fertiliser experiments over two seasons (2016–2018) consisting of different N application rates (0–300 kg N/ha) and times of N application (sowing, canopy closure, and mid‐bulb development stage) were used to validate yield ...
John de Ruiter +4 more
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Training needs assessment of farm women in dairying practices
A study was conducted in Nalanda district of Bihar, to assess the training needs of farm women engaged in dairying. It was observed that out of the five major dairy farm operation studied, the dairy farm women needed foremost training in health care and ...
SANJEEV KUMAR +4 more
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ABSTRACT Farmers’ rearing practices in livestock production and their decision to adopt alternative practices are of ongoing interest in rural sociology. For social scientists examining alternative agriculture, enduring questions remain about not only how alternatives can emerge but also how mainstream systems often remain relatively unperturbed by the
Logstein Brit +3 more
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Occupation Patterns of Amish Settlements in Wisconsin
This article explores occupation patterns of Amish households and settlements in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has seen dramatic growth in Amish settlements over the past 50 years.
John Cross
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An Enigmatic Funnel Find of the Somogyvár-Vinkovci Culture from Balatonőszöd-Temetői dűlő in Transdanubia, Hungary [PDF]
A small section of an Early Bronze Age settlement made up of pits was uncovered at the prehistoric, multi-period site of Balatonőszöd-Temetői dűlő.
Gherdán, Katalin +4 more
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Commentary: Trends and Tensions in Freshwater and Fisheries Management in Central Otago, New Zealand
Recent resource management planning processes and decisions in Central Otago, New Zealand, illustrate changes in policy direction for freshwater management. These processes and decisions also highlight interactions between, and values associated with, indigenous and introduced sports fish.
Harvey C. Perkins, Niall R. N. Watson
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