project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Scottish Organic Milk Producers : Grass to Milk Organically
Scottish Organic Milk Producers : Grass to Milk Organically
Kontext
A principal aim of the project is to increse the overall productivity and inherent nutritional quality of grass and clover so that animal productivuity can be improved without increasing non- renewable inputs to systems, such as inorganic fertiliser. Ie sustainable intensification.
Objectives
The overriding objective of this project is to bring innovative and new thinking to to the group to improve their performance. This project will allow members to accurately and fairly compare their business performance though training and access to modern technology, allowing them to increase production on farm. The project will deliver 4 meetings per year which will allow for; the establishment of software linkage of milk sales to grass growth; training on the use of grass management software; establishment of a forum group to share learning experiences: new suppliers to access experienced farmers for mentoring and advice.
Objectives
To deploy novel participatory and crowd-sourcing methods to close the gap described by farmers between them and grass breeders.in order to inform an drive innovation in the variety and seed mixes sector.This will address issues of grass and forage productivity where improvements are required in order to maximise livestock productivity without necessarily increasing inputs to sysyem
Activities
A core group of farmers based in south west Scotland will be formed in order to raise the main requirements for improving grass productivity. This will include a visit to the National List Grass Varirty testing site in order to view the factors that are currently assessed. This will be followed up with an on-line survey of grassland farmers in Scotland in order to measure the grass growth/ physiological attributes considered most desirable for attainment within breeding programmes
Activities
A core group of farmers based in south west Scotland will be formed in order to raise the main requirements for improving grass productivity. This will include a visit to the National List Grass Varirty testing site in order to view the factors that are currently assessed. This will be followed up with an on-line survey of grassland farmers in Scotland in order to measure the grass growth/ physiological attributes considered most desirable for attainment within breeding programmes
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014UK06RDRP003 United Kingdom - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Scotland
Ort
- Main geographical location
- Dumfries & Galloway
- Other geographical location
- Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
EUR 73 728.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
1 Practice Abstracts
The overriding objective of this project is to bring innovative and new thinking to to the group to improve their performance. This project will allow members to accurately and fairly compare their business performance though training and access to modern technology, allowing them to increase production on farm. The project will deliver 4 meetings per year which will allow for; the establishment of software linkage of milk sales to grass growth; training on the use of grass management software; establishment of a forum group to share learning experiences: new suppliers to access experienced farmers for mentoring and advice.
The overriding objective of this project is to bring innovative and new thinking to to the group to improve their performance. This project will allow members to accurately and fairly compare their business performance though training and access to modern technology, allowing them to increase production on farm. The project will deliver 4 meetings per year which will allow for; the establishment of software linkage of milk sales to grass growth; training on the use of grass management software; establishment of a forum group to share learning experiences: new suppliers to access experienced farmers for mentoring and advice.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Anna Robertson
Project coordinator