Re: Alternative Dairying

To: Tom Allen <HI500010@brownvm.brown.edu>
Subject: Re: Alternative Dairying
From: "Andy Clark, SAN Coordinator" <san@nal.usda.gov>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 09:05:47 -0500 (EST)
Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
In-Reply-To: <199702252210.RAA04763@amani.ces.ncsu.edu>

On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Tom Allen wrote:

> Greetings All,
>               could someone send me information about obtaining copies of a rec
> ent USDA publication on alternative methods for dairy farms?  The information w
> as posted on this list some time ago, and I did get a copy, but someone made of
> f with it.  Thanks.
>                              Tom Allen
> 

              The Sustainable Agriculture Network
                   Announces a New Brochure:

                    Profitable DAIRY OPTIONS
         Grazing     Marketing      Nutrient Management
               Research and Innovations from the 
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program 
    and Agriculture in Concert with the Environment (ACE), 
                 a joint USDA/U.S. EPA program.

This free brochure on sustainable dairy production draws information from
SARE/ACE projects throughout the US, and presents the findings in an
attractive and easy-to-read format.  It focuses on rotational grazing,
innovative marketing strategies, and nutrient management techniques for
sustainable dairy production. 

Profitable DAIRY OPTIONS highlights 'pasture-user support groups', the
benefits of manures and composts, the pre-sidedress soil nitrate test
(PSNT), alternative silage crops, and other profitable options.  The
brochure includes valuable information for feedlot-oriented systems, and
has applicability for any livestock system.  A list of Resources for dairy
producers is included. 

The information in this brochure will be of use to producers, consultants,
Extension agents, and anyone involved in information transfer to livestock
producers. 

The free brochure, Profitable DAIRY OPTIONS, is available in single copies
or in quantity from: 

Andy Clark
SAN Coordinator
Room 304, National Agricultural Library
Beltsville, MD  20705-2351
san@nal.usda.gov

Please limit your request to a number that you can reasonably distribute 
in the next six months.

    Please Distribute This Notice Freely to Interested Parties

References:

Alternative Dairying

From: Tom Allen <HI500010@brownvm.brown.edu>