Cows eating left-overs from bakery products may produce more sustainable milk
Bakery by-products as feed ingredient for lactating cows may increase milk production and lower global warming potential. An Italian case study shows promising results for adding bakery by-products as a feed ingredient to lactating cows’ diet. In Italy, dairy farms experience severe crisis due to economic speculation and climate change. This is challenging the sustainability […]
Two workshops with Norwegian farmers about circular agriculture
What do farmers perceive as barriers, possibilities, and solutions to circular agriculture? The CircAgric-project conducted two workshops with farmers in Norway in October and November (2023). The farmers were prompted with questions about how to enhance circular agriculture, on-farm, and between farms. Circular agriculture involves strategies for better utilization of resources and nutrients, reduced use […]
UK Workshops with industry, policy representatives, and farmers
Opportunities and barriers to adopting circular practices in UK agriculture. Dialogue with stakeholders is an important part of the CircAgric-GHG project. Project partner Bangor University have arranged two online workshops with industry and policy representatives, and interviews (online and on-farm) with farmers. Opportunities and barriers to adopting circular practices in UK agriculture were explored, and […]
Mid-term project meeting in Galway
Circ-Agric mid-term meeting were held in Galway, Ireland. During the meeting, we visited a dairy farm that is part of the project to James Humphreys, Teagasc. James is following 20+ farms to introduce and include circular practices. The farm we visited has very few inputs and focus more on milk solids than milk yield in […]
Measurements of methane and CO2 from the barn at NIBIO Tjøtta
Researchers use drones with advanced measurement equipment to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from the ground. In August 2023, Norbert Pirk and Alouette van Hove from the University of Oslo(UiO) visited NIBIO Tjøtta. They used drones that measure methane and CO2 respectively at a height of about 20 metres above the barn, which houses between 60-70 […]
Circular Agriculture to improve sustainable food production
VIDEO: Circular Agriculture aims to reduce external inputs to farms whilst maintaining production and profits. In the past mixed crop livestock farming, a system that grows crops and raise livestock on the same farm, was common. However, driven by economy competitiveness and agricultural policy, production has become more specialized and less connected. This video summarize […]
Presentation of drones that will be used to measure climate gas emissions from ruminants
VIDEO: Drones that will be used to measure climate gas emissions from ruminants. Norbert Pirk, researcher at Universitetet i Oslo (UiO), demonstrates which drones they have available and plan to use in CircAgric-GHG. The project will use various remote sensing technologies to detect CH4 and CO2 fluxes from landscapes and animals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDlIDjk-mjA Video: Anette Tjomsland Spilling
Kick off meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Kick off meeting in the beautiful surroundings of the Alps. Consortium members, traveling from Wales, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Italy, and Kenya, met at the Karlshruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Campus Alpin in Germany for a kick-off meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The main aims of the meeting were to discuss the scientific work planned for the coming […]