Urine patches from grazing ruminants contain high concentrations of nitrogen (N) and are
the main source of N leaching from grazed pastoral farming systems. While there have been …

Nitrogen (N) leaching losses from grazed pasture systems pose a risk to the environment
with mitigation strategies urgently required to achieve regulatory limits. There has been …

The legalization of industrial hemp by the 2018 Farm Bill in the United States has driven a
sharp increase in its cultivation, including for cannabinoid extraction. Spent hemp biomass …

Recent research has demonstrated that grazing cows fed diets including plantain (Plantago
lanceolata) express reduced urinary nitrogen (UN) concentration relative to cows fed …

Achieving high animal productivity without degrading the environment is the primary target
in pasture-based dairy farming. This study investigated the effects of changing the forage …

There is an increasing pressure on temperate pastoral dairy production systems to reduce
environmental impacts, coming from the inefficient use of N by cows in the form of excessive …

Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) has recently been thrust into the limelight as a potential
tool for mitigating nitrogen losses from the New Zealand pastoral environment. It is claimed …

Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) has been increasingly used as a forage component in
dairy grazing systems due to its capacity to reduce nitrogen (N) losses, while improving or …

Incorporating plantain with perennial ryegrass and white clover (RGWC) can improve the
quality and quantity of grazing pastures; however, the sowing rate could affect the …

Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) is recognised for its ability to improve summer feed
productivity as well as mitigate nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from grazed pastoral soils …