ICROFS
- International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems
News
2018.09.14 | Agriculture and food
Anaerobically digested green manure is a valuable fertilizer
Anaerobic digestion of green manure increases nitrogen (N) availability. However, the N fertilizer replacement value is affected by the initial quality of the green manure, which is related to plant species composition and cutting frequency.
2018.07.19 | Seminar
Pig health and welfare in eco-efficient organic systems discussed at research seminar
June 13th, the Danish Organic RDD projects, VIPiglets, pECOSYSTEM and MAFFRA, presented results to and discussed recommendations with an international audience. Furthermore, international researchers where invited as guest speakers to share knowledge on research abroad.
2018.07.16 | Seminar
OrganoFinery seminar on biorefined organic protein feed
The 29th of June 2018 keynote speakers gave different perspectives on green biorefineries and projekt participants disseminated some of the results obtained in OrganoFinery.
2018.06.15 | Seminar
Join seminar on biorefined organic protein feed 29 June
Green biorefinery concepts have the potential to become a suitable solution for production of organic protein-rich feeds and a variety of other valuable products from green crops such as alfalfa, clover and clover grasses. This seminar will present perspectives on green biorefineries by keynote speakers and disseminate results obtained in research…
2018.05.22 | Agriculture and food
Innovative and sustainable grazing-based systems integrating cows and young stock
How can organic dairy cows stay with their mothers? How can we make more robust grazing strategies? How can animal health be supported, and medicine reduced, in organic dairy farming? The new CORE Organic Cofund project GrazyDaiSy seeks to answer these questions.
2018.05.16 | Agriculture and food
Legume-based cover crops benefit crop yield and reduce nitrate leaching
The use of cover crops in arable farming is more efficient in nitrate leaching reduction than decreasing the field nitrogen surplus. However, this requires well-developed cover crops.
