Intensive versus Extensive Dairy Production Systems: Dairy States in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. and Key Pasture Countries the E.U.: Determining the Competitive Edge

Nehring, Richard F.; Sauer, Johannes; Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Hallahan, Charles B.

Intensive versus Extensive Dairy Production Systems: Dairy States in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. and Key Pasture Countries the E.U.: Determining the Competitive Edge

Autores

Nehring, Richard F.

Sauer, Johannes

Gillespie, Jeffrey M.

Hallahan, Charles B.

Descripción

In recent years, significant structural and production system changes have been noted in the U.S. and European Union, as well as increased interest in pasture-based dairy systems. Technical efficiency, returns to scale, and farm characteristics are compared by size and production system in traditional U.S. dairy states and E.U. countries.