Author: Don KerrPublisher:
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Category : Dairying
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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A Study of the Level and Efficiency of Production in Relation to Inputs for Dairy Farms in Queensland
Author: Don KerrAustralian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
Author: Agrindex
Author: Animal Production in Australia
Author: Technology Choice and Efficiency on Australian Dairy Farms
Author: Tom KompasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Deregulation of the Australian dairy industry, specifically the removal of price subsidies to 'market milk', as well as ongoing drought in many dairy regions, has placed considerable pressure on farm cash income and a search for ways in which dairy farms can be made to operate more efficiently. Using traditional farm survey data and a unique biannual data set on farm technology use, this paper estimates a stochastic production frontier and technical efficiency model for dairy farms in New South Wales and Victoria, determining the relative importance of each input in dairy production, the effects of key technology variables on farm efficiency, and overall farm profiles based on the efficiency rankings of dairy producers. Results show that production exhibits constant returns to scale and although feed concentration and the number of cows milked at peak season matter, the key determinants of differences in dairy farm efficiency are the type of dairy shed used and the proportion of irrigated farm area. Overall farm profiles indicate that those in the 'high efficiency group' largely employ either rotary or swing-over dairy shed technology and have almost three times the proportional amount of land under irrigation.
Silage Making in the Tropics with Particular Emphasis on Smallholders
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Fao
ISBN: 9789251045008
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Silage has always been an integral component of temperate feeding systems worldwide, as a means to ensure year-round feed supply for high production animals. However, its use in the tropics has been restricted to isolated cases, usually involving higher-return enterprises and, in particular, the dairy industry. What are the reasons for its apparent lack of application in the tropics? The paper "Silage making in the tropics with particular emphasis on smallholders" documents the proceedings of an electronic conference that examined both this question and the various aspects of silage making in the tropics. Specifically, it reviewed the potential for use of tropical silage for livestock production, with special reference to the smallholder situation.
Tropical Grasslands
Author: Efficiency Analysis of NZ Dairy Farming and the Issue of Climate Change Policy
Author: Nan JiangPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The dairy industry is one of the most important and influential agricultural sector in New Zealand. Ensuring and enhancing the industry's productivity and efficiency represent a fundamental issue in New Zealand economic growth. September 2007, the NZ Labour Government proposed an Emission Trading Scheme as a way to comply with its Kyoto obligation, and it is the first country in the world that brings agricultural sector in. Given the emission intensive nature of dairy production, the industry is facing substantial increases in production costs and reduction in payout. The efficiency performance of dairy farming might also be affected as a result of changing farming practices. The overall objective of the thesis is to analyze the efficiency performance of NZ dairy farming, with implications regarding the climate change issue. Stochastic frontier analysis is applied to a panel of NZ dairy farms in 1998/99-2006/07. The structures of the existing production technology, technological change over time, and difference between South Island and North Island dairy farming are investigated within this stochastic frontier framework. An input efficiency measure is defined and evaluated at the expected cost minimizing input bundle. If the efficiency performance for emission intensive inputs could be improved, dairy farms will decrease their emissions without loss of production or additional costs. This input efficiency measure therefore allows for the combination of a farm's environmental pressure with its economic performance. Finally, the likely impacts of the ETS on dairy industry are discussed through an analysis regarding the point of obligation issue, and an illustration of changing farming practices when fertilizer price goes up as a result of emission charges.
Interdisciplinary Research in Input/output Relationships and Production Functions to Improve Decisions and Efficiency for Cow Milk Production
Author: F. de BoerPublisher:
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Category : Dairy cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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