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| Fowler, Susan M; Philipps, Lois; Watson, Christine A. |
| This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Organic standards have, since their origin (Soil Association 1967) required high standards of manure management, but in reality, these have not been implemented, possibly because of perceived costs of improved handling. However, a cost/benefit analysis of intermediate steps of nutrient conservation and manure handling may provide a practical solution, optimising retention of nutrients, financial and time inputs and environmental protection. Recent research on composting with conventional manures has quantified nutrient losses from heaps with different treatments (Parkinson et al, 2001). Financial and environmental costs and benefits of different management approaches are discussed. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Farm nutrient management. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/8381/1/fowler_Carrot_nutrient_losses.pdf |
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| Fowler, Susan M. |
| This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Financial and some physical aspects of ten commercial dairy farms with different management approaches and at different stages of organic conversion were monitored, alongside two herds at a research farm. One herd at the research farm was managed to maximize profit, the other aimed for self-sufficiency to maximize sustainability. Dairy enterprise gross margins per forage hectare varied from £824 to £1,851/ha and overhead costs ranged from £606 to £1,022/ha on the commercial farms, illustrating the necessity for control of overhead costs as well as enterprise performance in achieving profitability on organic farms. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/8271/1/fowler_approach_dairy.pdf |
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