scholarly journals Agronomic and Economic Performance Characteristics of Conventional and Low-External-Input Cropping Systems in the Central Corn Belt

2008 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. AGJ2AGRONJ20070222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Liebman ◽  
Lance R. Gibson ◽  
David N. Sundberg ◽  
Andrew H. Heggenstaller ◽  
Paula R. Westerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
External Input ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Corn Belt ◽  
Low External Input

scholarly journals Agronomic and Economic Performance Characteristics of Conventional and Low-External-Input Cropping Systems

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Z. Liebman ◽  
David N. Sundberg ◽  
Jaclyn K. Borza ◽  
Andrew Howard Heggenstaller ◽  
Craig A. Chase
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
External Input ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Low External Input

scholarly journals Fossil Energy Use in Conventional and Low-External-Input Cropping Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 1198-1200
Author(s):  
Michael J. Cruse ◽  
Matt Liebman ◽  
D. Raj Raman ◽  
Mary H. Wiedenhoeft
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
External Input ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
Low External Input

POTENTIAL OF PASTURE LEGUMES IN LOW-EXTERNAL-INPUT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (LEISA). 2. FARMER ADAPTATION OF STARTER TECHNOLOGY BY FARMER RESEARCH GROUPS IN LUAPULA PROVINCE, ZAMBIA

2001 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Steinmaier
Keyword(s):  
Cropping Systems ◽  
External Input ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Green Manuring ◽  
Pasture Legumes ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Low External Input

The participatory approach of Farmer Research Groups (FRGs) was used in Farmer Adaptation of Starter Technology (FAST) with small-scale farmers in Luapula Province, Zambia. The introduction of a starter technology proved to be a suitable method to induce self-help initiatives with farmers. Their first move in FAST related to the improvement of food security and income generation by the cultivation and marketing of new maize (Zea mays) varieties in wetlands during the dry and early rainy seasons. By informal on-farm seed multiplication the expenditure on external agricultural inputs was reduced. The technical aspects of the starter technology began with the integration of pasture legumes as a pioneer crop for green manuring purposes in maize production. In this respect, FRGs developed individual risk-aversion strategies to ensure early planting of the maize with the onset of the rains. The groups made adaptations such as biomass transfer, intercropping and crop rotations in order to integrate pasture legumes into current cropping systems for green manuring purposes.

scholarly journals Fossil Energy Use in Conventional and Low-External-Input Cropping Systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 934-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Cruse ◽  
Matt Liebman ◽  
D. Raj Raman ◽  
Mary H. Wiedenhoeft
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
External Input ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
Low External Input

Farm-Level Economic and Environmental Impacts of Eastern Corn Belt Cropping Systems

jpa ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Foltz ◽  
John G. Lee ◽  
Marshall A. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Corn Belt ◽  
Farm Level

Economic Performance of Alternative Tillage Systems in the Northern Corn Belt

2009 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Archer ◽  
Donald C. Reicosky
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Corn Belt ◽  
Tillage Systems

scholarly journals Agronomic, Environmental, and Economic Performance of Alternative Biomass Cropping Systems (The Landscape Biomass Project)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Schulte-Moore ◽  
Richard B. Hall ◽  
Kenneth J. Moore ◽  
Emily A. Heaton ◽  
Arne Hallam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Cropping Systems
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