Grassland management
Implementation
Short term
Sustainability components
- GHG emissions
- Air quality
- Soil
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
- Economic
- Social
- Technical feasibility
Climate risk region
Continental
Weather event addressed
All
Farming system
ANIMALS
Dairy cows
Description of the measure
Planning the cutting and grazing times properly to react to varying weather and growing conditions
Comments on sustainability
Through the lengthening of the vegetation period and a higher risk for drought in summer and extreme weather events, there is a need to adapt the grassland management. The efficiency of the grassland can be increased by adapting the cutting and grazing times of the different grassland plots. It has positive effects on the fodder quality and therefore on the animal production and health.