The first Laxou SUPER-G co-innovation workshop took place on September 18th 2018. The workshop was well attended with a total of 20 farmers attending. Among them:
- 1/3 produced dairy
- 1/3 produced beef
- 1/3 produced dairy and beef
- 1 farmer produced sheep
- 1/3 produced their products organically
The main objective of the meeting was to:
- Introduce the SUPER-G project,
- Discuss the main local issues affecting Permanent Grassland (PG) management
- Sort the main subject to investigate the use of new PG management options and emerging
innovations
The main challenges that delegates were interested in investigating were:
- The management of the summer drought
- The quality of the grass
There was interest in carrying out experiments and demonstrations regarding:
- Climate change: Rotational grazing, Agroforestry, Conserve grass on the field
- Improve PG’s quality: Overseeding, fertilization, rational grazing
- Animal performance: Race
- Economic valuation of the sectors
- Soil life and fertilization
See below some photographs from this day.
