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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte +2 more
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Impact of long-term organic and mineral fertilization on lucerne forage yield over an 8-year period
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2016 Effects of direct fertilization on lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)forage yield have been widely investigated;however there is a lack of published studies investigating the long-term effect of indirect application of mineral and organic fertilization.
J. Hakl, E. Kunzová, J. Konečná
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Semi-natural grasslands occupy large parts of the European landscape but little information exists about seasonal variations in their nutritive value during the growing season.
Klára Pavlů +5 more
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Potential food production from forage legume-based-systems in Europe: an overview [PDF]
, 2009 peer-reviewedIntensification of EU livestock farming systems has been accompanied by the development of maize silage and intensively fertilised grasses at the expense of forage legume crops.
Le Gall, A., Luscher, A., Peyraud, J.L.
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Forage herbs improve mineral composition of grassland herbage [PDF]
, 2011 Provision of an adequate mineral supply in the diets of ruminants fed mainly on grassland herbage can present a challenge if mineral concentrations are suboptimal for animal nutrition.
Eriksen, Jørgen +6 more
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Urban foraging: Land management policy, perspectives, and potential
PLOS ONE, 2020 Gathering of uncultivated food from green spaces, also known as foraging, is observed in urban areas across the world, but the literature focuses predominantly on the global north. Our study examines the existing urban land management structure and its approach to urban foraging in the eastern coastal region of South Africa.
Mallika Sardeshpande, Charlie Shackleton
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Corn Cropping Systems to Improve Economic and Environmental Health [PDF]
, 2016 In 2016, UVM Extension’s Northwest Crops & Soils Program continued a multi-year trial at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, VT to assess the impact of corn cropping systems on overall health and productivity of the crop and soil.
Brigham, Nate +4 more
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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple +2 more
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AgronomyInterseeding pastures with annual warm-season grasses may increase forage accumulation and nutritive value. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of seeding rates of crabgrass [Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb.
John A. Guretzky +2 more
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