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History of IRM
The beef-forage integrated resource management (IRM) program was
funded as a Crossroads 1990 Initiative. IRM began as a pilot
study in five countiees in South-Central Indiana (Clark, Crawford,
Lawrence, Orange, Washington) in 1991-92, with two cooperator
herds in each of the five counties.
The objective was to improve the competitiveness of Indiana's
beef-forage producers and result in greater economic sustainability
of these production-marketing systems. Specific goals were to:
1) Develop
a record keeping system which provides necessary information,
yet is simple and usable by producer clientele.
2) Identify
and implement management practices in producer herds that
enhance productivity and profitablity through improved fertility,
health, nutrition, genetics, and marketing
3) Enhance
forage production and use by implementing practices such as:
improved selection of forage crops, alternative grazing procedures,
harvesting systems, and forage quality evaluation.
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