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Modeling Whole Farm Systems to Enhance Beginning Small Farmer Success in Southwest Virginia
The number of very small farms (<10 acres) is increasing and beginning farmers (in practice for <10 years) are more likely to run them. Very small farms are typically complex systems in which the farmer manages both production of a diverse array of crops and marketing of crops directly to consumers …
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Climate change impacts and adaptation: a New Zealand dairy system : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master Master of Agricultural Science at Lincoln University
Pasture-based farming systems, as in New Zealand, are susceptible to changes in the climate through feed supply variability. Future climate change will likely alter pasture growth patterns, posing opportunities and risks that farmers will have to respond to and adapt to remain profitable. Due to …