scholarly journals Crop Strategies for New England Dairy Farms

1974 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Sherrill B. Nott
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Oil ◽  
New England ◽  
Protein Content ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
High Price ◽  
Feed Ingredients ◽  
The Past ◽  
Harvesting Systems ◽  
Substantial Interest

Recent changes in feed, livestock and fertilizer prices as well as breeding and agronomic practice developments have created substantial interest in their implications on profitable dairy farm cropping programs. The movement in soybean oil meal prices from under $100/ton in early 1972 to over $400/ton in the summer of 1973 increased the interest in alternatives to soybean oil meal. Dairymen searched for feed ingredients which were relatively cheap per unit of protein. As a consequence, interest in the protein content of alfalfa as influenced by variety, harvesting systems, and method of storage has been substantial in the past few months. Although soybean oil meal prices are expected to drop below the peak levels, the issues raised by the high price levels during 1973 need to be examined.

Is systems research addressing the current and future needs of dairy farms?

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. M. Raedts ◽  
S. C. Garcia ◽  
D. F. Chapman ◽  
G. R. Edwards ◽  
N. Lane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Climate Variability ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
System Level ◽  
The Past ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Farm Systems

During the past decade, Australian and New Zealand dairy farmers have been increasingly exposed to volatility in milk prices, declining terms of trade, climate variability, changing regulation, and increasing consumer demand to demonstrate their ‘social licence to farm’. In response to the varying challenges, it is not surprising that we see significant diversity in dairy-farm systems in Australia and New Zealand. Despite much research effort to address these challenges at both the component and farm-system level, the evidence of adoption and dairy farming-system change over the past 5 years has been inconclusive. The present review explores how farmers and systems research have been affected and are responding, and whether systems research is developing research in the appropriate direction, proactively researching dairy-farming systems that are resilient, profitable and sustainable into the future, notwithstanding the increased volatility that dairy farms are experiencing. While much farm systems research in Australia and New Zealand has addressed the challenges associated with improving productivity and profitability, and the known challenges such as climate variability and improving environmental outcomes, there is need to fore-sight future risk, challenges and opportunities for dairy systems. It is also important that the system researchers explore alternative approaches such as working collaboratively with the known system experts, the dairy farmer, in a participatory environment to increase rate of knowledge transfer and adoption of positive research outcome.

STUDY OF A GAS HEATER FOR PRODUCING HOT WATER AND STEAM IN THE DAIRY FARM MILKHOUSE

1953 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-182
Author(s):  
W. S. Mueller ◽  
W. T. Geenty
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
Water Heater ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
E Coli ◽  
The Cost

Dairy farmers have a real problem in providing hot water at not too great a cost. A gas heater producing hot water and steam for dairy farm use was studied to determine (1) the time to produce hot water and steam, (2) the uniformity of temperature within the steam chest, (3) the efficiency in killing E. coli in 10-gallon milk cans, (4) the fuel efficiency of the heater, and (5) the cost of operation. The authors believe that a gas water heater of the type investigated could lend itself satisfactorily to New England dairy farms.

Effect of Different Feed Ingredients on the Growth of Caged Common Carp

1970 ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Ashok K Rai ◽  
Jaya D Bista
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Soybean Oil ◽  
Protein Content ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Common Carp ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Fish Meal ◽  
Fish Growth ◽  
Feed Ingredients ◽  
Cattle Feed

To know the effect of four different fish feed, nine months old common carp about 47 g size were stocked at the stocking density of 12 fish m-3 in the cages and cultured in Lake Phewa for 175 days. Four different feed ingredients used were fish meal + soybean + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour, fish meal + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour, soybean + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour and commercial cattle feed. The crude protein ranges from 23 to 32.2%. 32.2% protein content feed containing ingredients of fish meal + soybean + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour was better for the fish growth (0.30 g day-1) but was the lowest survival rate (65.4%) followed by 27.1% protein content feed containing fish meal + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour (0.23 g day-1). 26.2% protein content feed containing soybean + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour without animal protein was the poorest growth rate (0.17 g day-1) with the highest survival rate (95.7%) among the tested feed. It was observed that feed with higher protein level was better for the fish growth and the growth of the fish was different significantly among the treatments except the treatment fish meal + oil cake + rice bran + wheat flour and commercial cattle feed. The common carp fish cultured in cages through artificial feed was not satisfactory. It digs and burrows the pond embankments and sides in search of organic matter that makes pond turbid.Key words: Cage fish culture; Common carp; Feed ingredientsDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/narj.v4i0.4871Nepal Agriculture Research JournalVol. 4&5, 2001/2002Page: 60-63Uploaded date: 9 June, 2011

Digestibility of calcium in feed ingredients and requirements of digestible calcium for growing pigs

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. González-Vega ◽  
H. H. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Soybean Oil ◽  
Dietary Fibre ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Plant Origin ◽  
Feed Ingredients ◽  
The Past ◽  
Microbial Phytase

Efforts to reduce phosphorus (P) excretion from pigs have increased during the past few decades and it has been recognised that interactions among dietary P, calcium (Ca), phytate, and microbial phytase exist. However, limited research has been reported on Ca digestibility, but to optimise the use of both Ca and P, digestibility values of Ca are needed. Due to endogenous losses of Ca, values for standardised total tract digestibility (STTD) of Ca in different Ca supplements and feed ingredients have been determined, and these values may be used to formulate mixed diets. Phytate may bind intrinsic Ca in feed ingredients of plant origin as well as extrinsic Ca from ingredients of animal origin or Ca supplements, but not all forms of Ca in Ca supplements will bind to phytate. Therefore, the effect of phytase on the STTD of Ca may vary depending on the amount of Ca bound to phytate and in some cases microbial phytase will result in increased STTD of Ca from animal proteins or Ca supplements. Dietary fibre may increase the STTD of Ca, but particle size and soybean oil do not influence the STTD of Ca. Requirements for digestible Ca by growing pigs has not yet been determined, but with the availability of values for the STTD of Ca in most commonly used feed ingredients, the basis for determining such values has been prepared. In conclusion, data for the STTD of Ca and the effects of microbial phytase in many feed ingredients have been determined and future research will be directed at determining the requirements for digestible Ca by different groups of pigs.

Quantitative surface damage studies by H.R.E.M.

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 632-633
Author(s):  
S. R. Singh ◽  
H. J. Fan ◽  
L. D. Marks
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Surface Science ◽  
Surface Damage ◽  
Space Environment ◽  
Oxygen Desorption ◽  
The Past ◽  
Diffusion Controlled ◽  
Original Observation ◽  
Substantial Interest

Since the original observation that the surfaces of materials undergo radiation damage in the electron microscope similar to that observed by more conventional surface science techniques there has been substantial interest in understanding these phenomena in more detail; for a review see. For instance, surface damage in a microscope mimics damage in the space environment due to the solar wind and electron beam lithographic operations.However, purely qualitative experiments that have been done in the past are inadequate. In addition, many experiments performed in conventional microscopes may be inaccurate. What is needed is careful quantitative analysis including comparisons of the behavior in UHV versus that in a conventional microscope. In this paper we will present results of quantitative analysis which clearly demonstrate that the phenomena of importance are diffusion controlled; more detailed presentations of the data have been published elsewhere.As an illustration of the results, Figure 1 shows a plot of the shrinkage of a single, roughly spherical particle of WO3 versus time (dose) driven by oxygen desorption from the surface.

Measuring the cost of environmental compliance for Waikato dairy farmers - a survey approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
T.O.R. Macdonald ◽  
J.S. Rowarth ◽  
F.G. Scrimgeour
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Environmental Compliance ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Survey Approach

The link between dairy farm systems and cost of environmental compliance is not always clear. A survey of Waikato dairy farmers was conducted to establish the real (non-modelled) cost of compliance with environmental regulation in the region. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered to improve understanding of compliance costs and implementation issues for a range of Waikato farm systems. The average oneoff capital cost of compliance determined through a survey approach was $1.02 per kg milksolids, $1490 per hectare and $403 per cow. Costs experienced by Waikato farmers have exceeded average economic farm surplus for the region in the past 5 years. As regulation increases there are efficiencies to be gained through implementing farm infrastructure and farm management practice to best match farm system intensity. Keywords: Dairy, compliance, farm systems, nitrogen, Waikato

Google Hangout with Annie Baker, Playwright 1/25/16, 2:33 PM

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Genevieve Yue
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New England ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Pulitzer Prize ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
The Past

Genevieve Yue interviews playwright Annie Baker, whose Pulitzer Prize–winning play The Flick focuses on the young employees of a single-screen New England movie house. Baker is one of the most critically lauded playwrights to emerge on the New York theater scene in the past ten years, in part due to her uncompromising commitment to experimentation and disruption. Baker intrinsically understands that arriving at something meaningful means taking a new way. Accordingly, Baker did not want to conduct a traditional interview for Film Quarterly. After running into each other at a New York Film Festival screening of Chantal Akerman's No Home Movie (2015)—both overwhelmed by the film—Yue and Baker agreed to begin their conversation by choosing a film neither of them had seen before and watching it together. The selection process itself led to a long discussion, which led to another, and then finally, to the Gmail hangout that forms the basis of the interview.

PEMANFAATAN FERMENTASI REMPAH-REMPAH SEBAGAI CAMPURAN PAKAN LELE

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Minto Minto
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
High Price ◽  
Betel Leaf

The business of Catfish Farmers (PIL) has become increasingly restless because of the high price of catfish feed in the market. Seeing the progress that is progressing, the increasing number of PILs will bring new problems to thelocalgovernment.Moreover,whatisfacedinthePILproblemisthereducedqualityofcatfishfeed. The purpose of this study was to determine the proximate protein content by using a proximate test on catfish feedderivedfromspicefermentationcombinedwithpapayafruitandstarchaddedwithcanetreacle. A total of 9 compositions of spices used in this fermentation, turmeric 0.5 kg, laos 0.5 kg, key 0.5 kg, kencur 0.25 kg, temulawak 0.5 kg, molasses 0.5 kg, betel leaf 0 , 25 kg, temuireng 0.25 kg, ginger 0.25 kg and 0.5 kg blimbing, 1 kg papaya plus sugarcane drops 1.5 liter and IM4 0.5 kg. Seteleh milled the composition of fermented spices to produce 35 liters of fermented liquid, then added 40 liters. The liquid spice mixture is stored for15daysinavessel,the fermentationprocessofcatfishfeedbeforeconsumptiontakes1 day.Fromthe results ofthestudythatthecontentoffermentedproteinwithspicesofsugarcanedropsof31.39%withaconversionof 32.41%incatfishfeedcanincreaseproteinlevelsincatfishfeed.

scholarly journals Between field and home: notes from the balcony

2021 ◽  
pp. 147447402110205
Author(s):  
Shruti Ragavan
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Liminal Space ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
The Past ◽  
Urban Village ◽  
The City

Balconies, windows and terraces have come to be identified as spaces with newfound meaning over the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and concomitant lockdowns. There was not only a marked increase in the use of these spaces, but more importantly a difference in the very nature of this use since March 2020. It is keeping this latter point in mind, that I make an attempt to understand the spatial mobilities afforded by the balcony in the area of ethnographic research. The street overlooking my balcony, situated amidst an urban village in the city of Delhi – one of my field sites, is composed of middle and lower-middle class residents, dairy farms and farmers, bovines and other nonhumans. In this note, through ethnographic observations, I reflect upon the balcony as constituting that liminal space between ‘field’ and ‘home’, as well as, as a spatial framing device which conditions and affects our observations and interactions. This is explored by examining two elements – the gendered nature of the space, and the notion of ‘distance and proximity’, through personal narratives of engaging-with the field, and subjects-objects of study in the city.

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