Are larger farms more efficient?A farm level study of the relationships between efficiency and size on specialized dairy farms in Sweden

Whole-farm Phosphorus Management on Dairy Farms

Most dairy farms in Wisconsin continue to follow a fairly generalized formula of how to produce milk. Cows and replacement heifers are fed primarily homegrown feed from crop rotations comprising alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), corn (Zea mays L.), oats (Avena spp.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.). Protein and mineral supplements are purchased to compliment dairy diets. However, the dairy indust...

on translation of phatic communion and socio-cultural relationships between the characters of the novels

phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...

An economic study of dairy farms : a case study of dairy farms around shiraz

The effects of veterinary services on technical efficiency of dairy farms in Iran: a DEA approach

The aim of this study is to investigate the context by which veterinary services may affect technical efficiency (TE) of Iranian dairy farms. A data envelopment analysis (DEA) was applied to a random sample of 840 dairy farms from six provinces across Iran to estimate regional frontier and metafrontier production functions and also to calculate corresponding TE of these farms. The relationship ...

Estimating Farm Size Required to Economically Justify Anaerobic Digestion on Small Dairy Farms

The benefits of anaerobic digestion (AD) of dairy manure vary from economic (reduced power costs/income from excess electricity/heat), to environmental (reduced greenhouse gas emissions, better control over field application of digestate) to social (through reduced odor during storage and application). However to realize these benefits economically, is the true challenge of AD, and a part of th...