Integrated crop-livestock systems result in less nitrate leaching than ungrazed crop systems in North Florida.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20474
Abstract: Integrated crop-livestock systems provide an array of benefits to agricultural systems, including reduction in nitrogen (N) leaching. A farm approach to integrate crops and livestock is the adoption of grazed cover crops. Moreover, the addition… read more here.
Keywords: crop livestock; crop; season; cover ... See more keywords
Performance of Purunã beef heifers and pasture productivity in a long-term integrated crop-livestock system: the effect of trees and nitrogen fertilization
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-020-00491-9
Abstract: The incorporation of trees in integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) has been suggested to recovery degraded pastures and to improve production and environmental outcomes in livestock systems. A challenge for their long-term productive stability is to… read more here.
Keywords: crop livestock; long term; crop; integrated crop ... See more keywords
Deep soil carbon stock, origin, and root interaction in a tropical integrated crop–livestock system
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-020-00505-6
Abstract: Integrated crop–livestock systems (ICLS) with fast-growing tree plantations are an environmentally sound approach for agricultural production. Soil carbon stocks can be increased under these systems, but there is no information on the relative contributions of… read more here.
Keywords: integrated crop; system; eucalyptus; pasture ... See more keywords
Root and shoot interactions in a tropical integrated crop–livestock–forest system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102796
Abstract: Abstract Integrated crop–livestock–forest systems (ICLFS) have potential advantages compared to monoculture, but most studies quantifying plant biomass in integrated production systems, have quantified only the aboveground component rather than the total biomass. The objective of… read more here.
Keywords: integrated crop; livestock forest; pasture; crop livestock ... See more keywords
Diversified crop-livestock farms are risk-efficient in the face of price and production variability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103050
Abstract: Abstract Context Mixed crop-livestock farms are important production systems worldwide and dominate Australia's broadacre agricultural regions. While integration of crops and livestock can offer many benefits, these are often intertwined and are hard to quantify… read more here.
Keywords: crop; crop livestock; risk; production ... See more keywords
Operations research for environmental assessment of crop-livestock production systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103208
Abstract: Abstract CONTEXT Agricultural crop and livestock production systems are complex, essential to human well-being, and fraught with sustainability challenges. In light of intrinsic variability in agricultural production systems and the high number of decision variables,… read more here.
Keywords: crop livestock; livestock; production systems; livestock production ... See more keywords
Coping with the work constraints in crop-livestock farming systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2017.01.001
Abstract: Abstract This research aims to characterize the ways crop-livestock farms adapt themselves to work constraints. A follow-up of work activities was achieved in a sample of 14 family farms. Work times in each agricultural activity… read more here.
Keywords: work; livestock; work constraints; farming systems ... See more keywords
Mitigation options to reduce nitrogen losses to water from crop and livestock production in China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2019.10.002
Abstract: Nitrogen (N) loss from agriculture threatens water quality and affects human health, especially the nitrate leaching. In China, nitrate concentrations in ground-water frequently exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) quality standard for drinking water of… read more here.
Keywords: water; china; mitigation; crop livestock ... See more keywords
Comparing specialised crop and integrated crop-livestock systems in China with a multi-criteria approach using the emergy method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127974
Abstract: Abstract The dominant specialised cropping system (SCS) has supported the increasing population in China, although this agricultural production paradigm could lead to environmental problems. The modern integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) in China, designed as a… read more here.
Keywords: crop; crop livestock; production; integrated crop ... See more keywords
Forum: Integration of Crop-Livestock Systems: An Opportunity to Protect Grasslands from Conversion to Cropland in the US Great Plains
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2019.12.007
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Great Plains is a mixture of cropland and grassland mainly used for agricultural purposes, with grasslands under continual threat of conversion to cropland. Agriculturists are advocating for the integration of crop-livestock systems (ICLS)… read more here.
Keywords: crop; integration; crop livestock; great plains ... See more keywords
Management and labour in an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system in Roraima, Brazilian Amazonia
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DOI: 10.1051/cagri/2018014
Abstract: Livestock production systems in the Amazon have caused substantial environmental damage. With the pressure to improve and increase production on limited lands, and the new ways of evaluating systems, farmers are looking for alternatives to… read more here.
Keywords: integrated crop; production; livestock; management ... See more keywords