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Title: On Farmers’ Ground: Wisconsin Dairy Farm Nutrient Management Survey Questionnaire

Author
item JACKSON-SMITH, DOUGLAS - Utah State University
item Powell, Joseph

Submitted to: World Wide Web
Publication Type: Research Notes
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/15/2009
Publication Date: 6/29/2009
Citation: Jackson-Smith, D.B., Powell, J.M. 2009. On Farmers’ Ground: Wisconsin Dairy Farm Nutrient Management Survey Questionnaire. US Dairy Forage Research Center [website]. Available: http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/36553000/pdf's/Nutrient_use_efficiency/Nutrient%20Mgmt%20Survey.pdf. 2009.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This questionnaire was used during quarterly, face-to-face interviews with the fifty-four Wisconsin dairy farmers who participated in the ‘On Farmers’ Ground’ nutrient management research project. It was designed to systematically and consistently compile information on herd size and composition, livestock facilities, land use, management practices, and motivations and goals related to feed, fertilizer and manure management. This questionnaire was designed for confinement dairy operations.