Volume
46
Issue
6
Abstract
Environmental, community, and economic sustainability of dairy production has important support layers based on production system characteristics, farm size, locational variables, age, and grazing system amenities. Advanced pollution control technology is key to the sustainability of especially large confinement dairies. Grazing dairies are positively viewed, and nearly 70% of respondents are willing to pay a $0.50 premium for milk from grazed cows. Study findings, based on analysis of 600 telephone survey responses from 28 Pennsylvania counties, indicate strong support for dairy farm sustainability, especially when compared with industrial development, which points to critical opportunities for future Extension education programming.
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Recommended Citation
Konovalchuk, V., Hanson, G. D., & Luloff, A. (2008). Layered Community Support for Sustainable Dairy Farming. The Journal of Extension, 46(6), Article 5. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol46/iss6/5
