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Friday, March 12, 2010
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Sustainability in dairy farming
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“Most importantly, sustainability means being able to stay in business and pass the farm to the next generation. If that doesn’t happen, the most environmentally progressive practices are worthless” -John Fiscalini, Fiscalini Farms, USA
We have asked milk producers around the world how they look at sustainability. What are their driving forces? What solutions or practices can they recommend? As you will see some have found new ways of adding value to their business, and new technology is continuously being developed and used on dairy farms.
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Is the solution to a sustainable dairy farming a new way of thinking? by M Wadsworth
The Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen UR has together with other stakeholders produced designs for four completely new husbandry systems that will contribute to making Dutch dairy husbandry sustainable.
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They are convinced of the possibility of a sustainable future with a dairy husbandry where cows have a good life, where farmers make a good living, a husbandry that cares for the environment and also caters for the consumers’ wishes. But achieving this requires a turn-around in thinking and acting, a system innovation that challenges some of the old standards and practices. Read more>> | |
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