Best Practices
France
Grazing pastures adapted to climate change
Three-way crossbreeding
Exchanging plots to expand the grazing area
Spring block calvings : matching the birth season to grass growth
Sowing multi-species grasslands adapted to animal’s needs and variable climate conditions
Single milking all-year round with 100% grass-fed dairy cows
100% grass-fed dairy cows
Sowing grassland under a cover of cereal and protein crop
Grazing forage species (fodder beet, fodder rape and chicory) while renewing pastures
Grazing fodder rape
Grazing with a milking robot to reduce the daily workload
Building tracks and a cow tunnel to graze more
Sowing grassland with a quad
Connected plate meter and decision support tool for precise grazing management
Rearing calves with grazing nurse cows for better results and simplified work
Germany
Slurry management
Seasonal calving and topping
3-breed crossbreeding system
Automatic milk system, selection gate and grazing
Grazing with Angus cattle
Infrastructure (roads & water pipes)
DSN cows
Water infrastructure for grazing
Autumn block calving
Diversification: Multi-pillar system
Agrivoltaics on grassland
Feeding management & grass from salt marshes
Restructuration, clover grass cultivation on arable land
Holistic management
Direct marketing
Ireland
Spur roadways
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Italy
Roughage-based & labour-efficient dairy production by grazing-oriented cattle breed and farming system
Maximizing farm profits through ruminant grazing on traditional larch meadows
Cheese production and successful marketing using local adapted breeds on extensive pastures
Implementation of rotational grazing system on dairy cattle pastures in alpine regions
Family and pasture-based cattle fattening: combining grazing on farm pastures and alpine pastures
Fostering community engagement and economic sustainability through daily grazing
Practicing site-adapted livestock farming with goats to improve animal welfare
Implementation of grazing with local cattle breed on steep terrain
Establishing an innovative pasture-mixture based on three functional plant groups and six forage species
Sheep grazing using complementary pasture types and milking once per day
No-till seeding of forage mixtures in hilly pastures to control soil erosion
Daily rotation of permanent pastures to support sheep milk production
Tree management in agro-silvopastoral farms to increase pasture availability and productivity
Breeding a dual-purpose breed to produce grass-fed cattle meat in a silvopastoral system
Combined use of rationed, rotational and free-grazing in beef farms
Netherlands
Use of a pasture selection box with alarm clock radio
Grazing cows in herb-rich grassland
Grazing in a peatland area
Siesta grazing as a strategy for robotic milking and measures to improve grass quality
Citizen participation in grazing cows
Varying grazing strategy based on grass growth
Jerseys as grazing cows
Optimising grazing with automation and diversity
Meadow bird conservation through predator exclusion and habitat management
Providing a mixed ration in the pasture
Grazing practices and longevity of dairy cows
Efficient cow fetching using Border Collie herding techniques
Optimising seasonal calving for sustainable grazing
Old grasslands and biodiversity
Pre-mowing as a method to increase fresh grass intake in grazing systems
Portugal
Rotational grazing to reduce work labour and costs and to mitigate the drought
Improving grasslands by using a combination of cereals and a seed mixture
Forest management plan
Improvement of the grasslands through liming and by clearing bush vegetation
High-quality composting – “compost tea”
Animal fattening and delivery directly to the consumer
Desilting the dam
Livestock decrease to improve the Montado’s sustainability
Rotational grazing, non-selective grazing, and direct seeding
Planting indigenous crops with drip irrigation
Smaller paddocks with frequent livestock rotation
Synchronized births and genetic improvement
Production of 100% grass-fed meat and direct sales through e-commerce under the Carne D’Erva brand
Use of NDVI and thermal integral and implementation of a new culture
Improving the resilience of the Montado to drought and pests
Romania
Monitoring livestock on pasture with GPS tracker
Fenced grazing in the mountains
Efficient and Eco-friendly Model
Drone usage for farm management in the mountain area
Establishing the Cooperative Someș-Țibleș-Meleș
Integrated production chain (from farm to fork)
Integrating Agriculture, Agritourism, and Cooperative Membership for Sustainable Development
The BioSilvania Farm’s Short Integrated Agri-food Chain
Mixt Dairy Farm with Local Gastronomy
Rotational Management System in Mixed Dairy and Meat Farm
Dairy Farming with Automated Milking Mashines
Farm to fork strategy at a Beef farm
Romanian buffaloes; direct selling; in-house processing
Boosting Dairy Sales and Community Engagement through Organizing Events at the Farm and Digital Marketing
Increasing the yield on the farm by introducing the Aubrac breed of cows in mountain agriculture
Sweden
Biodiversity in semi-natural grasslands – a driving force, part time activity and product
Improving the grazing system step by step
Moving cattle with dogs and horses
Foster cows on semi-natural grasslands
Investing in irrigation for pastures
Two cuts between grazing
Lambing in June for optimised use of semi-natural grasslands and parasite control
Map and Excel spreadsheet for planning rotational grazing
Producing and marketing beef from culled finished dairy cows
Optimising post-harvest grazing and semi-natural grasslands in lamb production
Alder – a challenge on semi-natural grasslands
Meeting challenges with lakeshore grazing
Managing predators as lamb producer
Cattle that are calm and easy to handle with good routines and smart collecting pen
Ley establishing strategy in a dry area
