Intended and unintended consequences of genetically modified crops–myth, fact and/or manageable outcomes?

JR Caradus - New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Food and feed has been produced from genetically modified (GM) crops for 25 years. It is
timely to review whether this technology has globally delivered the expected benefits and …

Dietary Ruminant Enteric Methane Mitigation Strategies: Current Findings, Potential Risks and Applicability

T Lileikis, R Nainienė, S Bliznikas, V Uchockis - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This article aims to explore various ruminant enteric methane mitigation
strategies and delve into their underlying modes of action. Furthermore, it addresses the …

[HTML][HTML] Rotational grazing and multispecies herbal leys increase productivity in temperate pastoral systems–A meta-analysis

MW Jordon, KJ Willis, PC Bürkner… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with ruminant livestock production is
important for climate change mitigation. Regenerative Agriculture (RA) practices are …

Yield of lucerne-grass mixtures did not differ from lucerne pure stands in a multi-site field experiment

SC Glowacki, M Komainda, E Leisen… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Changing climatic conditions in north-western Europe require adaptations in management
of ley grassland, requiring new grass-legume mixture designs in response to increased …

Toward specialized or integrated systems in Northwest Europe: On-farm eco-efficiency of dairy farming in Germany

T Reinsch, C Loza, CS Malisch, I Vogeler… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intensive confinement (IC) systems for dairying have become widespread during the last
decades. However, potential advantages of alternative systems such as full-grazing (FG) or …

Eco‐efficiency of leys—The trigger for sustainable integrated crop‐dairy farming systems

F Taube, JK Nyameasem, F Fenger… - Grass and Forage …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The specialisation of agricultural systems in Western Europe and the intensification of
livestock and cropping production are intrinsically linked to substantial resource inputs. This …

Species-enriched grass-clover mixtures can promote bumblebee abundance compared with intensively managed conventional pastures

H Beye, F Taube, K Lange, M Hasler, C Kluß, R Loges… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Land use intensification has led to serious declines in biodiversity, including in forage
production systems for dairy cows. Agri-environmental schemes, such as enriching …

The importance of multi‐species grassland leys to enhance ecosystem services in crop rotations

CS Malisch, JA Finn, J Eriksen, R Loges… - Grass and Forage …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing simplification of agricultural production systems has resulted in several
negative consequences, ranging from losses in soil organic carbon and biodiversity to a …

Very low nitrogen leaching in grazed ley-arable-systems in northwest europe

HPJ Smit, T Reinsch, C Kluß, R Loges, F Taube - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
High input dairy farms that are located on sandy soils in northwest Europe are predisposed
to substantial nitrate leaching during a surplus of winter precipitation. Leys within integrated …

Investigating the efficacy of purified tannin extracts from underutilized temperate forages in reducing enteric methane emissions in vitro

S Verma, TT Akpensuen, S Wolffram, JP Salminen… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The study investigated how the concentration and composition of purified tannin extracts, at
various inclusion rates, affect the ruminal in vitro fermentation parameters. Tannin extracts …