Farming systems (FS) are a result of environmental conditions (e.g. climaticconditions, elevation and soils), historic factors (e.g. inheritance law, cultural aspects), policies and management (conventional, organic; dairy, beef, sheep, pigs, other, mixed; grazed, cut, mixed), and are in many cases closely connected to the specific grassland types in a region. Based on these regional differences, the ability of different FS to deliver ecosystem services (ES) can vary. In some regions, whole farms operate using almost only permanent grasslands (PG) for production, while in other
regions, farms partly rely on PG, and partly (for instance in valleys, plains, and better soil conditions) on temporary grasslands in combination with fodder crops or arable crops.
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