Forages: ecology, breeding objectives and procedures

S Rauf, D Sienkiewicz-Paderewska… - Advances in plant …, 2016 - Springer
Forages are integral components of grassland and pasture agro-ecosystem. They are the
major source of feed and nutrition for livestock. As primary producers, they are converted by …

Role of European Grasslands in the mitigation of climate change-potential constraints and research challenges

A van den Pol, P Smith, L Merbold - 26th EGF General Meeting on “The …, 2016 - library.wur.nl
There is a growing consensus that projected levels of meat demand are unsustainable, so
we will need to eat less meat in the future, as well as tackling waste in the food system …

The effect of social factors on the extent of grazing

A van den Pol, B Philipsen… - The Multiple Roles of …, 2016 - library.wur.nl
The extent of grazing is affected by technical factors like stocking desity per ha grassland.
Previous research suggested that farmers themselves also play a key role in determining the …

Netherlands grass monitoring network

MWJ Stienezen, GJ Remmelink, L Tjoonk… - 26th EGF General …, 2016 - library.wur.nl
To support on farm grazing management in the Netheralnds a grass monitoring was
established in 2014. The aim of the network is to share and publish data on grass quality …

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M Höglind, AK Bakken, KA Hovstad, E Kallioniemi… - researchgate.net
Norway has slightly above 5 million inhabitants and 40,558 registered self-employed
farmers. Norwegian agriculture consists mainly of family farms and the main farm size is 23 …

Five successful strategies for grazing in combination with automatic milking

A van den Pol, B Philipsen… - 26th EGF General Meeting …, 2016 - library.wur.nl
About 20% of the 17,000 Dutch dairy farms use an automatic milking system. About 50% of
them practise grazing while the national average is about 80%. The potential for grazing is …