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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1987
Page
3
The Country Today begins a three month series on agricultural diversification across Wisconsin. The program highlights options for farmers to add value, market directly, and diversify crops or enterprises while cautioning against short lived or overproducing ideas.
Richard Ness of the Small Farm Resources Project describes how diversifying with alternative row crops or legumes can reduce input costs and spread risk. He cites gross margin analysis to compare economic viability, noting local soil, rainfall, markets, and labor shape crop choices and livestock links.
Grant County farm family the McKinneys report higher protein and tonnage with a double cropping system of mirage and triticale. A Wisconsin cost comparison shows $243.40 per acre saved versus corn silage, despite higher seeding costs.
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