Tom
Did you get the note I sent about grazing soybeans ?
Please let me know.
Best regards
Marcos Snyder
msnyder@abaconet.com.ar
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom kriegl" <tskriegl@facstaff.wisc.edu>
To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Graze-l] saving unviable farms
> After four years of the Wis Grazing Dairy Profitability Analysis, I wrote
> the 2 page article at the following website talking about the
> characteristics I saw (and still see) in farmers who successfully switch
to
> grazing. It is titled Good News for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers.
>
>
> http://cdp.wisc.edu/pdf/GZswitch5.p
df
>
>
>
>
> At 09:38 AM 5/31/2006 +1200, you wrote:
>
>
> >F. W. Owen wrote:
> >
> >>I want to go on record that I absolutely do not advise switching to
> >>intensive grazing to "save" non viable farm operations.
> >>I have myself seen a number of already unfortunate situations
degrade
> >>following such a change.
> >>I want to encourage the switch to grazing but not for this reason.
> >
> >Well said FW. The same is happening here. Farmers struggling under a
> >chemical system see the premium offered under organics as a lifeline,
but
> >unfortunately it does not work. The mantra is " you have to be a
good
> >chemical farmer before you can be a good organic farmer".
> >
> >regards
> >Ian Buckingham
> >New Zealand
> >
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> Tom Kriegl
> University of Wisconsin Center For Dairy Profitability
> Animal Sciences Building Rm 202
> 1675 Observatory Drive
> University of Wisconsin
> Madison, WI 53706-1284
>
> Phone (608) 263-2685
> Fax (608) 263-9412
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