Dairy Cropping Enterprise for Conservation Professionals
- Skill Level
- Beginner Intermediate
- Length
- 4 hours
- Language
- English
How well do you know your audience?
When you visit a dairy operation to talk about potential conservation practices, do you feel comfortable when the conversation turns to the dairy cropping enterprise?
Brush up on your dairy business lingo and vocabulary and gain an improved understanding of the priorities, challenges, and considerations that a dairy operator is thinking about while you are talking to them about best management practices for water and soil conservation.
Conservation professionals working with dairy operations that are considering implementing conservation practices.Â
- County Conservation District and NRCS Staff
- Conservation Planners
- Ag Consultants
- Conservation Organizations and Land Trusts
- Current students in conservation and environmental resources who might work with the Ag communityÂ
The Penn State Extension Dairy Business Team will guide us through:
- Exploring the Cropping Enterprise Through Case Study (a look at the financials and the enterprise budget)
- Forage Analysis for Economic Benefits (yields and quality)
- Sustainability of Double Cropping for Dairy Operations
- Soil Testing and Manure Analysis - the Value of Nutrient Management
- Opportunities for You to Bring a Few of Your Producer Clients to a One-on-One Analysis in March
We will close with a group discussion about how conservation professionals and dairy business educators can work together to help our local dairy farmers succeed in this difficult market.
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