Sorghum Silage to Sustain Dairy Industry in the Texas High Plains under Declining Aquifer

Lal Almas, Bridget Guerrero and David Lust

No 210944, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Economic analysis of sorghum silage potential for the growing dairy industry was conducted and identified yield effect, water saved, feed requirement, acreage and production cost. More acreage, irrigation water and feed will be needed if sorghum silage is used to replace corn silage unless dryland sorghum silage yield is improved.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.210944

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