Grass advice
How can we increase the protein autonomy of cattle farmers through targeted advice related to the cultivation of grass and grass-clover?
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Grassland use in a changing climate
The aim of this project (VLAIO LA-trajectory KLIMGRAS) is to make grassland use more sustainable for the dairy farmer in a changing climate.
Restoring biodiverse grasslands: an examination of ecosystem services
Project HERBIOGRAS investigates, among other things: the feed quality of mowed grass, how much carbon is stored in the soil, the attractiveness of the grassland for pollinators, ...
Optimization of grassland exploitation using a decision support tool
The goal of this grass-oriented project is to validate and apply a grass growth model.
Nutritional mitigation and grassland climate adaptation strategies inrelation to enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle on grasssilage based-rations: effectiveness and trade-offs
...of the MelkMethGras project is to investigate the influence of nutritional mitigation strategies or grassland climate adaptation strategies on enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle
OPTImizing Protein Nutrition in cattle to tackle the N- and P-excretions to the environment in an economical way
...ment improved practices.Relevance/ValorizationThe project has yielded interesting insights. Grass-clover fields have emerged as they efficiently utilize nitrogen and can achieve similar yie...
Optimizing the use of the free range as the key to improve organic chicken production
...were housed in mobile coops with access to two types of vegetation area (short rotation coppice and grassland with small hazelnut trees). The broilers' use of the range was tracked using an ultra-w...
Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems’ Welfare
...significant effect on range use behavior. The hens tended to stay near the house and preferred open grassy areas over dense forest, likely due to better foraging opportunities with some cover. Alth...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
...rming. By diversification of cultivated crops, the often narrow crop rotation of silage maize and grass or the monoculture of maize on certain fields can be expanded. ILVO explores two alternatives...
INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe to foster the introduction of new varieties better adapted to varying biotic and abiotic conditions and to more sustainable crop management practices
...breeding, propagation, and food and feed production. These include maize, cereals, and perennial ryegrass. Key steps included:1) Identifying crop traits and bioindicators linked to RUE and resi...
Protein extraction from lucerne and clover for broiler and pig feed
General introductionExtracted protein from alfalfa and grass-clover offers potential to partially replace soy in pig and chicken rations. This is evident from the results of the LUZEX project. The...
Development of a decision support grid regarding human and environmental exposure to herbicides and insecticides
General introductionIn five case studies (beet cultivation, pome fruit cultivation, arable land/grassland, railway verges and non-public pavements), the Decalpe project aims to provide an answer t...
Developing and testing a framework for the design of harmonized, context-specific Monitoring, Reporting and Verification systems for soil Carbon and greenhouse gas balances by Agricultural activities
...hThe MARVIC project will focus on four land uses, being arable land on mineral soils, permanent grasslands on mineral soils, managed peatlands and woody crops/agroforestry. Developing a robust ...
Sustainable monitoring and control of key soil pests in outdoor ornamental production
...d control. For targeted monitoring, we identify companies in open field or container cultivation or grass sod cultivation that experience problems with the target pests, where surveys of the target...
Methane reduction from grazing in dairy cattle
The METHGRAS project focuses on how much methane an outdoor, grass-eating cow emits, and how to reduce these emissions.