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Optimal Grazing Termination Date for Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Karen W. Taylor ,
Francis M. Epplin ,
B. Wade Brorsen ,
Brian G. Fieser  and
Gerald W. Horn
Karen W. Taylor
Affiliation:
Farm Credit Canada, Abbotsford, BC
Francis M. Epplin
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics
B. Wade Brorsen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics
Brian G. Fieser
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University
Gerald W. Horn
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University
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Abstract

Dual-purpose winter wheat (fall-winter forage plus grain) production is an important economic enterprise in the southern Great Plains. Grazing termination to enable grain production is a critical decision. The objective is to determine the optimal grazing termination date for dual-purpose wheat. The value of knowing the occurrence of first hollow stem (FHS), a wheat growth threshold for grazing termination, is also determined. Results indicate that for most price situations grazing should be terminated at or before FHS. Marginal wheat returns from extended grazing were negative and the value of FHS information ranges from $1.50 to $10 per acre.

Keywords

dual-purposefirst hollow stemplateau function, stocker cattlevalue of informationwheatQ12Q16
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , February 2010 , pp. 87 - 103
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2010

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