Cropping System (IMAGE)

Penn State

Cropping System

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The dairy cropping-systems trial was designed as part of a larger multi-year study to evaluate strategies to meet the forage, feed, and fuel needs of a 65-cow, 240-acre dairy farm. Conducted at 1/20th scale, the cropping-systems trial is situated on 12 acres at Penn State's Agronomy Research Farm in Rock Springs, Penn.

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Heather Karsten, Penn State

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