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The Effects of Alternate Cow Freshening Distributions on Milk Production and Imports in Florida

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Richard L. Kilmer ,
John Morrill ,
Thomas H. Spreen  and
Michael A. DeLorenzo
Richard L. Kilmer
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department
John Morrill
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department
Thomas H. Spreen
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department
Michael A. DeLorenzo
Affiliation:
Dairy Science Department, University of Florida
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Seasonal swings in milk production in Florida result in a need to import milk on a seasonal basis. A linear programming analysis is used to analyze alternate freshening-date distributions and project the cost savings to Florida dairy farmers from reduced milk imports.

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Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , October 1992 , pp. 151 - 159
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Copyright © 1992 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Journal Series no. R-02587.

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