A. Kuipers1, P. Galama1, H. Wemmenhove1 1Expertise Centre for Farm Management and Knowledge Transfer and Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands Corresponding author: dr. Abele Kuipers abele.kuipers@wur.nl ABSTRACT This paper illustrates how future oriented dairy farmers and researchers in...
- January 23, 2019
Douridas, A.1, Bruynis, C.1, Hawkins, E. 1, Badertscher, B. 1, Barker, J. 1, Bennett, A. 1, Brown, B. 1, Clevenger, B. 1, Colley, T. 1, Custer, S. 1, Dellinger, W. 1, Estadt, M. 1, Ford, K. 1, Fulton, J. 1,...
- January 23, 2019
Harold Watters1, Amanda Douridas1, Chris Bruynis1 1Ohio State University Extension, Ohio, United States ABSTRACT Ohio residents have been calling for changes in agricultural practices since harmful algal blooms have disrupted recreational use of lakes and drinking water supplies in...
- January 23, 2019
James W. Richardson2, Joe L. Outlaw1 1Regents Fellow and Co-Director of Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University 2Senior Regents Professor and Co-Director of Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University ABSTRACT Agricultural producers in the U.S....
- January 23, 2019
Terry Betker, P.Ag., CAC, CMC Backswath Management Inc. terry.betker@backswath.com ABSTRACT Successful farm operators know the importance of continuously evaluating their business performance. But to truly complete a thorough examination of an operation’s effectiveness, farm owners and managers need to...
- January 23, 2019
Anne Elizabeth Dooley1 and Iona Anne McCarthy2 1Perrin Ag Consultants Ltd, Palmerston North, New Zealand 2College of Business, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand ABSTRACT Farm succession planning is becoming increasingly complex requiring technical and process consultancy input from...
- January 23, 2019
Tomke Lindena1, Dr. Birthe Lassen1 1Thünen Institute of Farms Economics Tomke.Lindena@thuenen.de ABSTRACT The European Dairy Farmers (EDF) Snapshot 2018 focused on “Animal Welfare” as animal welfare is a daily concern of dairy farmers and is increasingly important to those...
- January 23, 2019
Hafiz Muhammad Abrar Ilyas1, Majeed Safa1, Alison Bailey1, Sara Rauf1, Mat Cullen2 1Department of Land Management and Systems, Lincoln University, New Zealand 2Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, New Zealand Corresponding author: Hafiz.Ilyas@lincolnuni.ac.nz ABSTRACT Energy consumption is an important component in...
- January 23, 2019
Toma Adrian Dinu1, Elena Stoian1, Daniela Cretu1, Marcela Stefan2 1University Of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania 2University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania ABSTRACT The purpose of the paper is to identify trends in the...
- January 23, 2019
Xiaomeng (Sharon) Lucock1, Kevin Old2, Keith Woodford3 1Lecturer in Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, New Zealand 2Senior Lecturer in Farm Management Research, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, New Zealand 3Honorary Professor of Agrifood Systems,...
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