ICROFS
- International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems
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2020.06.09 | Agriculture and food
Share your views about "Organic Farm Knowledge", the online exchange platform for organic farming & science
Organic Farm Knowledge hosts a wide range of practical knowledge and tools for organic farmers and advisers that help improve farming practices. It also aims to serve as a virtual meeting place for cross-border learning, promoting the exchange of knowledge among farmers, farm advisers, and scientists to increase productivity and quality in organic…
2020.06.02 | Debate
OK-Net EcoFeed Webinar on new sources for locally produced organic feed for monogastrics gathered great interest
Last week, the project OK-Net Eco-Feed hosted a webinar organised by ICROFS and IFOAM for the Innovation groups (groups of farmers, advisors and feed industry) engaged in the project. OK-Net EcoFeed focuses on achieving the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed for monogastrics, in particular pigs, broilers and laying hens. The meeting…
2020.05.27 | Agriculture and food
We need to look for alternative products with both sustainable and economic benefits
At Ausumgaard in Denmark they believe in sustainability. Kristian Lundgaard-Karlshøj, who has inherited the historical manor from his parents, is thinking a lot about the next generation. He wants Ausumgaard to be an attractive farm in the future, and this includes to a great extent sustainability and animal welfare. At the same time new…
2020.05.04 | Agriculture and food
Research and common learning about cow-calf contact systems in dairy herds
Cow-calf contact in dairy herds is subject to research from many angles, and the so-called Stable Schools is one of them. Here, farmers who want to develop cow-calf contact systems on their farms, can learn together and develop ways to keep calves together with cows. Being part of a research project, this approach can contribute to formulating…
2020.05.04 | Agriculture and food
How to make the best choice for careful, minimal and mild processing methods
A set of strategies and tools that helps organic food processors to select the most sustainable and gentle technologies for organic food processing is being developed in the ProOrg project. Now the tools have to be tested in practice, and the project are thus looking for food processing companies interested in finding more sustainable alternatives…
2020.04.23 | Agriculture and food
Residual nitrogen effect of cover crops and straw by different crop management
Residues from both main crops and cover crops may play an important role in the nutrient recycling. Despite of very different visible cover crop biomass in two years, the residual nitrogen fertiliser value of a clover-containing cover crop was consistently high.
