The Profitability of Seasonal Mountain Dairy farming in Norway

Abstract: In this paper the economics of seasonal production of cheese in the mountain in Norway is investigated and compared with keeping the cows at the farm, investing in a common pasture or in co-operative dairy farming. The comparison is based on calculations in a linear programming (LP) farm model supported with Stochastic Dominance with Respect to a Function (SDRF) for risk analysis. Mountain dairy farming involves free ranging cows on natural pastures for about 70 days. The contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids, CLA and various antioxidants in the milk increase when cows graze alpine pastures affecting its processing properties, and flavor and chemical content of dairy products. Seasonal mountain cheese production is found to be generally preferable to the other alternatives for risk neutral as well as risk-averse decision makers. This is due to a higher price for mountain products, subsidy payments for mountain farming, and exemption for farm processed milk in the national milk qu.... https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/gjae/article/view/1946

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: The Profitability of Seasonal Mountain Dairy farming in Norway ; volume:63 ; number:2 ; year:2014 ; German journal of agricultural economics ; 63, Heft 2 (2014)

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• Creator: Asheim, Leif Jarle ; Lunnan, Tor ; Sickel, Hanne

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• DOI: 10.52825/gjae.v63i2.1946
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409251124533.320996413078
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.