www.sare.org publications systems-research-for-agriculture chapter-four-analyzing-the-performance-and-sustainability-of-agricultural-systems sare-case-study-using-life-cycle-assessment-at-the-university-of-new-hampshires-organic-dairy-research-farm SARE Case Study: Using Life Cycle Assessment at the University of New Hampshire's Organic Dairy Research Farm When the University of New Hampshire (UNH) converted a decades-old, 300-acre farm into an organic dairy in 2005, making it the country’s first commercial-scale organic dairy at a land-grant university, researchers wanted to identify management actions that could make the farm self-sustaining in its nutrient and energy requirements. To do this, the research team has […]
www.sare.org publications systems-research-for-agriculture chapter-three-planning-interdisciplinary-agricultural-systems-research sare-case-study-socioeconomic-analysis-of-organic-grass-based-and-conventional-dairy-farmers-in-wisconsin-using-quantitative-and-qualitative-methods-to-study-farmer-decision-making SARE Case Study: Socioeconomic Analysis of Organic, Grass-Based and Conventional Dairy Farmers in Wisconsin: Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Study Farmer Decision-Making Systems-based research projects often involve a research team tackling a topic from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with a strong focus on collecting quantitative data. But that doesn’t mean that a solo investigator can’t take on rigorous systems research involving more qualitative approaches. In Wisconsin, SARE-funded doctoral student Caroline Brock did just that, conducting an […]
www.sare.org publications systems-research-for-agriculture chapter-two-collaboration-decision-making-and-organizational-structure-for-agricultural-systems-research sare-case-study-safs-systems-research-using-participatory-decision-making SARE Case Study: SAFS: Systems Research Using Participatory Decision-Making The Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems (SAFS) study, begun in 1988, was a pioneering systems project at the University of California (UC), Davis that looked at best farming practices in two- and four-year rotations of tomatoes, safflower, corn, wheat and dry beans. The objective was to generate information on sustainable growing techniques that would be of […]
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www.sare.org publications systems-research-for-agriculture chapter-one-introduction-to-agricultural-systems-and-agricultural-systems-research-a-paradigm-change sare-case-study-cefs-research-integrated-across-social-economic-and-biological-boundaries SARE Case Study: CEFS: Research Integrated Across Social, Economic and Biological Boundaries The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, North Carolina, thrives in large part because it represents a unique partnership between two land-grant universities and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA). An outbreak of a noxious weed showed that these types of social relationships can be complex but that truly collaborative approaches can […]
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