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Dairy in agroforestry system for self-sufficiency in protein-based feed | PATHWAYS Practice Hub
In this video, Florin Burzo, Executive Director of the Țibleș-Someș-Meleș Agricultural Cooperative, shares the inspiring journey of bringing together specialists, farmers, and processors to link forage diversity in semi-natural grasslands with milk quality. Located in a mountainous region of Romania, this Practice Hub has been looking at how traditional practices, natural grazing, and innovative approaches are enhancing milk quality and benefiting both the environment and local communities. The cooperative has over 150 small farmer members and collects 8,000-10,000 litres of high-quality milk daily.
100% pasture-fed cow-calf dairy systems | PATHWAYS Practice Hub
This dairy cooperative focuses on animal welfare and harmonious integration of livestock into its farming systems. It has developed own voluntary standards beyond EU/Demeter organic’s which among other factors underline the importance of mother-calf-rearing systems.
Management for maximisation of carbon sequestration in pasture | PATHWAYS Practice Hub
13 grazing dairy farmers in West of France were gathered to demonstrate the benefits of grassland systems in terms of mitigating climate change, maintaining biodiversity, improving the quality of farmers’ livelihood as well as generational renewal in agriculture.
Quality assured production system on high nature value semi-natural pastures | PATHWAYS Practice Hub
Naturbeteskött is an NGO with members who are farmers, consumers and industry representatives. They have an interest in producing, marketing and consuming beef and lamb grazing on semi-natural grasslands. Therefore, this practice hub showcases the benefits of grazing on high nature value (HNV) grasslands and promotes quality assured pasture beef and lamb through existing third-party certification.
More-from-less dairy systems | PATHWAYS Practice Hub
7 dairy farmers from the South of Sweden decided to work together on communicating their sustainable practices towards the consumers. Written materials were prepared that explain Swedish modern dairy farming as well as its impact on the environment.