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An Economic Analysis of New and Old Dairy Waste Handling Technologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Dan Holik  and
Billy V. Lessley
Dan Holik
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
Billy V. Lessley
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
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New methods of moving manure to storages, new manure storage structures and new manure spreading technologies are now found on dairy farms. Consequently, farmers are in need of labor requirements, investment and annual cost data. The purpose of this article is to present current investment, labor and annual cost information that will aid farmers in making economical decisions relative to selecting alternative manure handling systems. Manure handling systems presented in Table 1 were planned for freestall housing and 75, 150 and 300 cow herd sizes. These systems were based on a survey of 98 dairy farms in the Monocacy River Watershed (Holik and Lessley), data from the Agricultural Engineering Department of the University of Maryland, the Soil Conservation Service and the Midwest Plan Service. The manure handling systems and herd sizes modeled are considered to be representative of dairies found in Maryland.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , Fall 1982 , pp. 93 - 100
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

Scientific Article Number A-3203 and Contribution Number 6274 of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station.

References

Holik, Dan and Lessley, Billy V. Dairy Production and Waste Handling Systems on Maryland Dairy Farms, Pub. #493, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland, College Park, 1982.Google Scholar
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