?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+Dairy+Farming&rft.creator=Weller%2C+Richard&rft.creator=Jackson%2C+Andrew&rft.subject=+%22Organics%22+in+general&rft.subject=+Dairy+cattle&rft.subject=+Farm+economics&rft.description=The+technical+guide+addresses+the+issues+relevant+to+the+organic+dairy+sector+sector%2C+acknowledging+the+questions+that+are+frequently+directed+to+the+technical+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Helpline%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+of+Organic+Centre+Wales.+It+is+intended+as+a+guide+document+for+those+with+an+interest+in+organic+dairy+production+and+points+the+way+to+those+who+wish+to+look+in+greater+depth+at+the+issues+raised.+%0D%0AThis+guide+is+in+three+interrelated+parts.+The+first+part%2C+written+principally+by+Richard+Weller+of+IGER%2C+deals+primarily+with+technical+issues+of+grassland+and+dairy+herd+management%2C+and+provides+practical+information+for+dairy+farmers+on+key+factors+influencing+the+performance+of+the+system+and+also+provides+options+for+changing+to+alternative+strategies.+It+draws+heavily+on+studies+at+carried+out+at+IGER%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+organic+dairy+farm%2C+Ty+Gwyn%2C+which+have+been+conducted+over+a+number+of+years+and+funded+by+a+number+of+awards.+Ty+Gwyn+is+a+Farming+Connect+Organic+Development+Farm+and+is+frequently+used+to+demonstrate+good+practice.%0D%0APart+2+is+a+review+of+the+financial+performance+of+dairy+farming+in+Wales+is+provided+by+Andrew+Jackson%2C+of+the+Institute+of+Rural+Sciences%2C+University+of+Wales+Aberystwyth.+It+is+based+mainly+on+two+DEFRA+funded+studies%3A+%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+Data+for+organic+farms+extracted+from+the+main+Farm+Business+Survey+in+Wales%0D%0A%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%A2+A+four+year+project+focusing+specifically+on+organic+farms%2C+drawing+on+all+Farm+Business+Survey+data+collected+for+organic+farms+across+England+and+Wales+as+well+as+independently+collected+data.+%0D%0AFrom+these+data%2C+it+is+possible+to+derive+whole+farm+income+data%2C+gross+margin+and+cost+of+production+data+to+give+an+overview+of+the+economics+of+organic+dairy+farming+in+Wales+for+the+latest+recorded+financial+periods+(2004%2F05).+%0D%0AThe+third+and+final+part+consists+of+2+farmer+case+studies%2C+which+put+many+of+the+issues+discussed+in+parts+1+and+2+in+the+context+of+individual+farm+businesses.+We+are+grateful+for+the+co-operation+of+the+Fordham+and+Ridge+families.&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F11090%2F1%2FOrganic_dairy_farming_2006.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F11090%2F2%2FFfermio_llaeth_organig_2006.pdf&rft.identifier=Weller%2C+Richard+and+Jackson%2C+Andrew+(2006)+Organic+Dairy+Farming.+Organic+Farming+Technical+Guide.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F11090%2F