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"Near-Organic" And "Mainstream" Crop-Livestock Production: South Dakota Case Study, Donald Taylor
"Near-Organic" And "Mainstream" Crop-Livestock Production: South Dakota Case Study, Donald Taylor
Economics Research Reports
In this report, results are presented of a case study on alternative strategies for producing crops and beef cattle in South Dakota. The alternative production strategies are termed "nearorganic" and "mainstream." "Near-organic" producers were defined as farmers/ranchers1 expected to substantially meet standards of private "organic" certification authorities in raising crops and livestock, whereas "mainstream" producers were defined as those who generally follow practices recommended by the S.D. Cooperative Extension Service. Four matching pairs of near-organic and mainstream case study farmers from the following locations were selected for study: Morristown in the Northwest Region, Norris in the South Central Region, Roscoe-Eureka …
Evaluation Of Irrigated And Non-Irrigated Corn Production In Brookings County, Douglas Franklin, Eric S. Stebbins
Evaluation Of Irrigated And Non-Irrigated Corn Production In Brookings County, Douglas Franklin, Eric S. Stebbins
Economics Research Reports
The evaluation of irrigated corn production requires crop water production functions which are time and location specific. This analysis evaluated irrigated and non-irrigated corn production from 1984 to 1993 in Brookings County. The CERES-Maize crop simulation model generated agronomic data which was representative of Brookings County. Crop budgets were created to establish production costs associated with the study area. Net returns for each of the production methods were compared.