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

See more from this Division: A08 Integrated Agricultural Systems
See more from this Session: Crop-Livestock Integration (GAP: Good Agricultural Practices)/Div. A08 Business Meeting
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: 1:05 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 101A, First Floor

David Wright, Jim Marois, Gueorgui Anguelov and Cheryl Mackowiak, Univ. of Florida, Quincy, FL
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.