How can forage production in Nordic and Mediterranean Europe adapt to the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change?

Å Ergon, G Seddaiu, P Korhonen, P Virkajärvi… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change and its effects on grassland productivity vary across Europe. The
Mediterranean and Nordic regions represent the opposite ends of a gradient of changes in …

Crop production and nitrogen use in European cropland and grassland 1961–2019

R Einarsson, A Sanz-Cobena, E Aguilera, G Billen… - Scientific Data, 2021 - nature.com
This paper presents EuropeAgriDB v1. 0, a dataset of crop production and nitrogen (N) flows
in European cropland 1961–2019. The dataset covers 26 present-day countries, detailing …

[HTML][HTML] Finnish dairy farmers' perceptions of justice in the transition to carbon-neutral farming

A Puupponen, A Lonkila, A Savikurki, K Karttunen… - Journal of Rural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental and political debate concerning the role of agriculture in sustainability has
long been on the agenda. However, owing to climate change, an analysis of the transition to …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental life cycle assessment of Finnish beef–cradle-to-farm gate analysis of dairy and beef breed beef production

S Hietala, H Heusala, JM Katajajuuri, K Järvenranta… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
CONTEXT and OBJECTIVE Objective of this study was to define current typical Finnish beef
production systems and to estimate the environmental impacts of Finnish beef. METHODS …

[HTML][HTML] Global Crop-Specific Fertilization Dataset from 1961–2019

F Coello, T Decorte, I Janssens, S Mortier, J Sardans… - Scientific Data, 2025 - nature.com
As global fertilizer application rates increase, high-quality datasets are paramount for
comprehensive analyses to support informed decision-making and policy formulation in …

Optimal regulation of the balance between productivity and overwintering of perennial grasses in a warmer climate

Å Ergon - Agronomy, 2017 - mdpi.com
Seasonal growth patterns of perennial plants are linked to patterns of acclimation and de-
acclimation to seasonal stresses. The timing of cold acclimation (development of freezing …

Losses of phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon and soil from a small agricultural and forested catchment in east-central Finland

M Räty, K Järvenranta, E Saarijärvi, J Koskiaho… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Livestock-derived phosphorus (P) loading values are largely based on studies performed in
small experimental fields, leading to uncertainties when applying the results at larger scale …

Long‐term changes in soil phosphorus in response to fertilizer application and negative phosphorus balance under grass rotation in mineral soils in Nordic conditions

A Louhisuo, M Yli‐Halla, M Termonen… - Soil Use and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable amounts of residual fertilizer phosphorus (P) have accumulated in the
agricultural soils of Finland since the 1960s, and the P fertilizer application …

Effects of nitrogen application rate on productivity, nutritive value and winter tolerance of timothy and meadow fescue cultivars

M Termonen, P Korhonen, S Kykkänen… - Grass and Forage …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Finnish N fertilizer application regulations for forage grasses are based on field experiments
mainly conducted in the 1960–1970s with cultivars and management practices typical of the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental impacts and animal performance of finishing bulls fed different silage-based total mixed rations

A Huuskonen, S Hietala, J Hyvönen, I Leinonen… - Livestock Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of three different grass silage (GS)
based diets on environmental impacts and animal performance of finishing bulls …