project - Innovative project
Pasture Project
FILL Weed Projet
Objectives
FILL- Pasture Project: Promote pasture management with high merit dairy cows.
Objectives
FILL- Pasture Project: Promote pasture management with high merit dairy cows.
Activities
Project aims: 2003-2005 extended 2006-2009 1. analyze causes (economic, pasture quality, animal factors) of insufficient grazing of dairy cows. 2. optimize pasture quality. 3. optimize pasture intake in pilot farms. 4. identify the milk response to an increase of pasture intake.
The project brought together farmers, advisors, scientists and teachers who were all interested in solutions to increase pasture in dairy farms. This multi actor group (operational group) allowed to approach the problem in a complete way and to consider a maximum of influencing factors in dairy farms ( economics, animal, plant production, milk quality,...).
Activities
Project aims: 2003-2005 extended 2006-2009 1. analyze causes (economic, pasture quality, animal factors) of insufficient grazing of dairy cows. 2. optimize pasture quality. 3. optimize pasture intake in pilot farms. 4. identify the milk response to an increase of pasture intake.
The project brought together farmers, advisors, scientists and teachers who were all interested in solutions to increase pasture in dairy farms. This multi actor group (operational group) allowed to approach the problem in a complete way and to consider a maximum of influencing factors in dairy farms ( economics, animal, plant production, milk quality,...).
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2007-2013
- Agricultural sectors
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- Dairy cattle
- Dairy cattle
EUR 200 000.00
Total budget
Total contributions including EU funding.
Project keyword
1 Practice Abstracts
New methods of pasture management (short herbage grazing)
New tools for grazing grass assessment (feeding calendar, pasture ruler)
New tools of analyzing sward quality (grass game)
Advisor program on pasture
