Can you afford not to change?
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The problem with change is that it is often very challenging. The usual, common and standard way of doing things is comfortable and known, but it very seldom brings about progress.
Archive for month: April, 2018
Are private and social goals aligned in pasture-based dairy production?
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To become more sustainable, dairy farms should aim to maximise productivity at a minimum cost to the environment. Standard environmental impact measures were combined with non-parametric total factor productivity analysis to investigate if this is possible in a pasture-based production system.
Opportunities to improve sustainability on commercial pasture-based dairy farms by assessing environmental impact
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For pasture-based dairy farming to become more sustainable, the negative environmental impacts associated with milk production must be minimized.
Upside down thinking
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An upside down way of thinking, as with regenerative agriculture, is to start with the soil. Read this blog to find out more about this upside down thinking.
Who are the real environmentalists?
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There are many farmers out there who are really attempting to reduce their environmental impacts and provide agricultural produce which supports a sustainable future.
Mycorrhizal fungi: The plant’s secondary root system
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The relationship between plant roots and mycorrhizae is often reduced to just the exchange of nutrients and water, but the relationship goes much deeper. Read this blog to find out about other benefits of this mutualistic relationship.
Happy soil life, happy grass, happy cows
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Is there a link between regenerative agricultural practices and the idea of happy soil life, happy grass, happy cows? Read this blog to find out more.