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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source

Crude protein content in Urochloa cultivars (Syn. Brachiaria) in exclusive pasture system or consorciated with Macrotyloma axillare cv. Guatá

Revista Agrogeoambiental, 2019
The objective of this study was to evaluate the crude protein content of Urochloa spp. cultivars (U. brizantha cv Marandu and U. decunbens cv. Basilisk), within a consortium system with Macrotyloma axillare cv Guatá.
Thiago Rossi Simões, Käthery Brennecke, Liandra Maria Abaker Bertipaglia, Luciana Gerdes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guidelines for High‐Throughput Screening for Natural Products With Anti‐Aging Activity Based on Drosophila Intestinal Homeostasis

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aging represents a critical risk factor for chronic diseases, driving an urgent demand for interventions promoting healthy longevity. This study establishes standardized guidelines for high‐throughput screening (HTS) of anti‐aging natural products using Drosophila melanogaster, leveraging its intestinal homeostasis as a biomarker.
Xiao Sheng, Lei Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Experimental Warming on Forage Nutritive Value and Storage in Alpine Meadows at Three Different Altitudes of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, Northern Tibet: A Long-Term Experience

Agronomy
Effects of climate warming on nutrition quality and storage of alpine grasslands are still controversial, which is not conducive to the management and utilization of alpine grasslands.
Fusong Han, Wei Sun, Shaowei Li, Chengqun Yu, Jun Xu, Tianyu Li, Yujie Deng, Dorblha, Chuhong Chen, Dawaqiongda, Luobu, Gang Fu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, combined with konjac flour or lignocellulose, on silage quality and bacterial diversity of high-moisture forage rape silage

Microbiology Spectrum
The combination of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (LP) and konjac flour (KF) were found to improve the silage quality of high-moisture forage rape previously.
Encun Du, Na Zhao, Wei Zhu, Wanzheng Guo, Jintao Wei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo, Aaron J. Staples, Jayson L. Lusk, Glynn T. Tonsor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is There a Market for Organic Milk in Serbia? Insights From Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic, Sanja Dzever, Bojan Matkovski, Danilo Djokic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved forage quality through more frequent cutting regimes: Impacts on farm economics, domestic feed share, and GHG emissions on dairy farms

Agricultural and Food Science
Increased forage quality from more frequent grass silage harvesting is often promoted as a measure to improve farm profitability, raise the domestic feed share, and reduce GHG emissions on dairy farms.
Rasmus Bang, Bjørn Gunnar Hansen, Mario Guajardo, Jon Kristian Sommerseth, Ragnhild Borchsenius   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source