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| Karydi, Emmanouela; Kudahl, Anne Braad; Vaarst, Mette. |
| Semi-structured qualitative research interviews were conducted with eight organic dairy farmers (producers and shareholders of Thise Dairy Company), in which they shared their experience with growing herbs on grass fields on long-term basis for both grazing and silage production. Growing herbs implied some challenges: most herbs have a low competitiveness in relation to grasses and clover, their coverage is reduced rapidly from year to year as their survival during winters is low, and the seeds are quite expensive compared to grass seeds. Despite these challenges, the farmers continue to grow herbs year after year - constantly experimenting with optimizing the growing methods and seed mixtures. The motivations behind this were that they wanted to offer... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Feeding and growth; Health and welfare; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/28754/7/28754.pdf |
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