This farm demonstration event was held on 1st August 2023, with 26 farmer, advisers, and representatives from seed companies in attendance. The farmers in attendance were a mix of those already growing multi-species swards and those interested in...
MoreManaging grassland swards for improved productivity, resilience and livestock performance
This demonstration event attracted 46 farmers and advisers to Crediton where the ADAS SUPER-G team led discussions outlining the ways grassland swards can be managed to benefit the farming enterprise. The event began with an indoor discussion of...
MoreEuropean Summer School | Grass-based animal production in Europe
On 4th and 5th of July 2023, the Summer School on Grass-based animal production in Europe took place. The Summer School started with a get together where participants got to know each other and where the guests informed the hosts on their...
MoreSUPER-G at the European Grassland Federation (EGF) Symposium 2023
On 11-24 June, the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry hosted the 22nd European Grassland Federation (EGF) Symposium at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. The focus of the Symposium was on “The...
MoreSUPER-G 2023 annual meeting | Budapest, Hungary
The SUPER-G 2023 annual meeting was held in the Library at the Institute of Aquatic Ecology in Budapest, between 6th and 8th of June, and included a fascinating field excursion to the famous Kiskunság National Park in the Danube–Tisza interfluve...
More7th Forage day in Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Czech Republic
On 18th May 2023 Mendel University in Brno (Stanislav Hejduk) and DLF Seed and Science Ltd. (Ivan Houdek) organised a seminar Permanent and Temporary Grasslands as a Source of Forage for Dairy Cows at co-operative farm Nové Město na Moravě. More...
MoreAn Overview of Permanent Grassland Grazing Management Practices and the Impacts on Principal Soil Quality Indicators
Filippo Milazzo1, Richard M. Francksen2, Mohamed Abdalla3, Simone Ravetto Enri4, Laura Zavattaro5, Marco Pittarello5, Stanislav Hejduk6, Paul Newell-Price7, René L. M. Schils8, Pete Smith3 and Tom Vanwalleghem1 Abstract Grasslands are at risk of...
MoreReady to launch new virtual fencing trials in Sweden!
We are delighted to announce that SUPER-G project partners, RISE and SLU Ecology Centre, have received additional funding from a Swedish Board of Agriculture research and development grant (FOU) to continue working with virtual fencing technology...
MorePredicting Long-Term Effects of Alt. Mgmt Practices in Conventional and Org. Agric. Systems on Soil Carbon Stocks Using the DayCent Model
Caio Fernandes Zani1,*, Mohamed Abdalla2, Geoffrey Denis Abbott1, James Arnold Taylor3, Marcelo Valadares Galdos4,5 , Julia Mary Cooper1,6 and Elisa Lopez-Capel1 Abstract Recently, many countries have introduced policies that promote sustainable...
MoreSUPER-G Stakeholder Webinar | Mediterranean BR
This ‘Mediterranean region’ webinar brought together 23 grassland practitioners and researchers from Portugal and Spain. The big question addressed was about the key elements that should be included in a practical face-to-face...
MoreSubsoiling for planting trees in dehesa system: long‑term efects on soil organic carbon
Francisco Navarro‑Rosales, Jesús Fernández‑Habas, Lizardo Reyna‑Bowen, José A. Gómez, Pilar Fernández‑Rebollo Abstract Incorporating trees into agricultural systems, including grasslands, increases the soil organic carbon sequestration and...
MoreSUPER-G | Continental Region Webinar
On 10 March, we had the Continental Region Webinar! This ‘Continental region’ webinar brought together 41 grassland practitioners and researchers from France, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. The big question asked...
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