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276-1 Enhanced Crop, Soil, Economic, and Environmental Benefits with Sod Based Rotations.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 1:05 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 101A, First Floor
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David Wright, Jim Marois, Gueorgui Anguelov and Cheryl Mackowiak, Univ. of Florida, Quincy, FL
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Integrating cattle and perennial grasses into row crop rotations has resulted in 30-50% yield increases, increases in organic matter and nutrient recycling, 50-90% reduction in irrigation needs, and 2-7 fold increases in profit.  This paper will discuss this integration using conservation technology. 
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