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Free DAIRY Brochure



The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) has reprinted this brochure.  
Please contact me directly for copies.  If you received copies before, 
let me know, since I should already have your name and address for 
mailing labels.

Andy
                                
              The Sustainable Agriculture Network
                   Announces a New Brochure:
                                
                    Profitable DAIRY OPTIONS
        *Grazing    *Marketing     *Nutrient Management
               Research and Innovations from the 
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program 
    and Agriculture in Concert with the Environment (ACE), 
                 a joint USDA/U.S. EPA program.

This free brochure on sustainable dairy production draws information from
SARE/ACE projects throughout the US, and presents the findings in an
attractive and easy-to-read format.  It focuses on rotational grazing,
innovative marketing strategies, and nutrient management techniques for
sustainable dairy production. 

Profitable DAIRY OPTIONS highlights 'pasture-user support groups', the
benefits of manures and composts, the pre-sidedress soil nitrate test
(PSNT), alternative silage crops, and other profitable options.  The
brochure includes valuable information for feedlot-oriented systems, and
has applicability for any livestock system.  A list of Resources for dairy
producers is included. 

The information in this brochure will be of use to producers, consultants,
Extension agents, and anyone involved in information transfer to livestock
producers. 

The free brochure, Profitable DAIRY OPTIONS, is available in single copies
or in quantity from: 

Andy Clark
SAN Coordinator
Room 304, National Agricultural Library
Beltsville, MD  20705-2351
san@nal.usda.gov

Please limit your request to a number that you can reasonably distribute
in the next six months. 
  
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