Optimal forage and supplement balance for organic dairy farms in the Southeastern United States

John Allison, Kenneth Burdine, Carl Dillon, S. Ray Smith, David M. Butler, Gary E. Bates and Gina M. Pighetti

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 189, issue C

Abstract: With prevailing economic concerns facing the conventional dairy industry, organic production is a potential alternative for dairy producers as evidenced by a substantial number of operations pursuing organic markets in an effort to improve profitability. However, economic research is limited and the long-term economic sustainability of the system has been questioned.

Keywords: Whole farm planning; Resource allocation; Crop-livestock integration; Organic grazing; Linear programming; Dairy economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103048

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