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Article: Implementation of Nutrient Management Planning on a Dairy Farm
- Article from:
- Professional Animal Scientist
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists Feb 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract
Environmental policy and highly variable margins are requiring major changes on dairy farms. A case study was conducted on a commercial dairy farm over a 5-yr period to evaluate the impact of implementing methods designed to improve environmental and economic sustainability. Six Sigma (Pande et al., 2000) principles were utilized in con/unction witli the Cornell University Nutrient Management Planning System (cuNMPS) to develop a system for precision farming to improve nutrient management. Critical components were the development and implementation of plans for herd nutrient management and crop, soil, and manure nutrient management. Implementation of this precision farming system ...