ICROFS
- International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems
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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.
2020.04.14 | Agriculture and food
How grass protein concentrate can be stored and used for feeding organic pigs
Wet protein concentrates, produced by protein biorefining of pasture crops, may be stored for two months before its direct utilization in the feed formulation for pigs - but the temperature and storage is of great significance to the quality.
2020.04.23 | Agriculture and food
Organic seeds must be of high quality
The project “SaaGodt” looks into combating seed-borne diseases and the germination quality of organic seeds. Although hypotheses have been made, it cannot be concluded that organic seed generally has poorer germination capacity, says project manager Anders Borgen.
2020.04.20 | Agriculture and food
Comparisons between organic and conventional agriculture need to be better, say researchers
The environmental impact of agriculture and food production is a highly topical issue and frequently discussed worldwide. However, researchers from Aarhus University, Chalmers University of Technology and INRAE point out that the comparison method most widely applied (LCA) often lacks some rather crucial factors. Often, the LCA method does not…
