{"product_id":"organic-dairy-production-9781603583510","title":"Organic Dairy Production","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no simple recipe for setting up and managing a successful organic dairy farm, but this handbook can act as an introduction to important issues in organic dairy production and provide today's organic or transitioning dairy farmer with an overview of the tools and ideas available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart of the NOFA guides. \u003cem\u003eOrganic Dairy Production\u003c\/em\u003e includes information on:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoils, the foundation of health (manure management)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrop production and grazing management (forage species, pasture management, setting up a grazing system)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLivestock (selection, nutrition, winter and summer feed considerations, seasonal milking, habitat, herd health, milk quality)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarketing (selling fluid milk, regulations, facility and equipment, selling raw milk)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecordkeeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe transition to organic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures examples from various farms in the Northeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Organic certification: why, how, and what?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Soil: the foundation of health\u003cbr\u003e 3. Plants: crop production and grazing management\u003cbr\u003e 4. Livestock\u003cbr\u003e 5. Marketing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Record keeping\u003cbr\u003e 7. Economics of organic dairy production and the transition to organic \u003cbr\u003e 8. Nutritional qualities of grass-fed milk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041597817175,"sku":"9781603583510","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781603583510.jpg?v=1750950935","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/organic-dairy-production-9781603583510","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}