Sustainable economic development through organic and grazing dairy farm establishment and transition
Sustainable economic development through organic and grazing dairy farm establishment and transition
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2010-01-01
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Tranel, Larry
Tigner, Robert
Tigner, Robert
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Abstract
This project aimed to increase the number of grass-based and organic dairies in Iowa. However, progress was stymied by the severe 2008-09 economic downturn that kept beginning dairy farmers from getting into the business, and also forced some current producers who were candidates to transition to alternative methods to exit the business.