Small U.S. Dairy Farms: Can They Compete? [PDF]
The U.S. dairy industry is undergoing rapid structural change, evolving from a structure including many small farmers in the Upper Midwest and Northeast to one that includes very large farms in new production regions. Small farms are struggling to retain
Gillespie, Jeffrey M. +3 more
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The role of pasture in conservation management [PDF]
, 2004 Pasture is a longtime and significant part of Iowa agriculture and is a critical component of the state\u27s agricultural landscape. The main function of pasture is as a primary support system for livestock.
Al-Kaisi, Mahdi +3 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study reveals a citrate–ACLY–H3K27ac metabolic–epigenetic axis driving inflammatory gene activation and kidney fibrosis, highlighting ACLY inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy for chronic kidney disease (CKD). ABSTRACT The mechanisms by which metabolic stress drives epigenetic dysregulation and fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD ...
Chunxiu Du +15 more
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Using On-Farm Monitoring of Ergovaline and Tall Fescue Composition for Horse Pasture Management. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2021 Lea KM, Smith SR.
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Dairy Resource Management: A Comparison of Conventional and Pasture-Based Systems [PDF]
Facing rapid and significant change in the sector, U.S. dairy production trends from 1993-2005 were tracked and performance measures (scale and technical efficiency and returns on assets) were estimated for conventional and pasture-based dairy farms ...
Gillespie, Jeffrey M. +3 more
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Welchen Einfluss hat der Weidegang auf die Gesundheit von Milchkühen? Erste Ergebnisse von Auswertungen umfangreicher Praxiserhebungen in der ökologischen Milchviehhaltung [PDF]
, 2017 The effects of grassland management and grazing strategy on cow health in organic dairy farming in Germany have not yet been explored. On the basis of comprehensive data sets of 124 organic dairy farms generated within the Federal Organic Farming Scheme,
Brinkmann, Jan +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.SpaMode introduces a versatile framework for spatial multi‐omics integration across vertical, horizontal, and mosaic scenarios. By disentangling modality‐invariant and variant features through a mixture‐of‐experts mechanism, it adaptively reconfigures spatially heterogeneous signals.
Xubin Zheng +6 more
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Do Long-Term Conservation Pasture Management Practices Influence Microbial Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistant Genes in Runoff? [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2021 Yang Y +7 more
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An Economic Evaluation of Research into the Improved Management of the Annual Grass Weed Vulpia in Temperate Pastures in South-Eastern Australia [PDF]
NSW Agriculture has a history of research investment in managing weed problems in the temperate pasture areas. One focus of that research has been on the development of improved management practices for the major annual grass weed vulpia.
Dowling, Peter +2 more
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