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DAIRYMAN for a More Efficient Use of Resources by Dairy Farms

DAIRYMAN for a More Efficient Use of Resources by Dairy Farms. Frans Aarts Wageningen -UR, NL (coordinator). The project DAIRYMAN. Initiated by the EGF working group ‘Dairy Farming Systems and Environment’ (2007, Gent, Belgium)

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DAIRYMAN for a More Efficient Use of Resources by Dairy Farms

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  1. DAIRYMAN for a More Efficient Use of Resources by Dairy Farms Frans Aarts Wageningen-UR, NL (coordinator)

  2. The project DAIRYMAN • Initiated by the EGF working group ‘Dairy Farming Systems and Environment’ (2007, Gent, Belgium) • Cooperation of 14 organisations from 10 dairy regions in NW Europe • November 2009 - September 2013 • Funding (9 M€) : • INTERREG IV B (NWE) 50% • Governments • Dairy industry (including farmers)

  3. Dairy farming in NW Europe • The good things: • good climatic conditions • extensive markets close at hand • The bad things: • inefficient use of fertilisers feeds and energy = pollution of environment and waste of money • suboptimal knowledge utilisation (no, slow or ineffective ‘harvest’ of research) • suboptimal communication between stakeholders (including government: ineffective legislation)

  4. Better resource utilisation • Target? Per unit milk less fertilisers and feeds • How? Improving the (re)cycling of N, P and C by • improved farm management and the introduction of innovations • improved stakeholder cooperation

  5. customers workers

  6. Diversity means inspiration! Watching the neighbours Talking with the neighbours

  7. Work Packages • WP 1: Regions • WP 2: Pilot Farms • WP 3: Knowledge Transfer Centre’s WP1 WP2 WP3

  8. WP 1 Regions Actions • Assess sustainability (standardized) • Organize stakeholder cooperation • Analyze the implementation of EU regulations (standardized) • International stakeholder conference (October 2012, Gent) IN IR NL BF FN BW LX FB GW FL

  9. WP 2 Pilot farm network

  10. WP 2 Pilot farms Actions • Per farm a development plan (standardized) • Inventory/exchange of tools in use on farms • An interregional exchange program for farmers • Pilot farmers as ‘advisors’ for colleagues

  11. Farm development plan • How are the nutrient cycles functioning? How is economic performance? • What is the room for improvement? • Reductions in losses (N-, P- and C-compounds) • What strategy/measures fit(s) best (high cost-effectiveness)?

  12. Farm development Estimating cycling With help from the farm adviser Diagnoses (signals from the cycles) Best fitting strategy/measures

  13. Walking in the dark! FARM ECO-SCORE Effective help from the farm adviser impossible Diagnoses (signals from the cycles) Best fitting strategy/measures

  14. WP 3 Knowledge Transfer Centre’s (7 experimental farms, 2 agricultural schools) Actions • Cooperation on training of farmers, farm advisors and students • Cooperation in testing of innovations • Exchange program of students

  15. Example innovation: slurry separation Slurry is separated in: • Thick fraction (15-20%) • Lower in N/P • Liquid fraction (80-85%) • Higher in N/P

  16. Concluding remarks It can be profitable to join an EGF working group Society wants that scientists produce knowledge AND help in transfer of knowledge to the farm (making profits of knowledge) Scientists can/should connect stakeholders DAIRYMAN is regarded by the European Commission as an example for projects in Horizon 2020 (more emphasis on stakeholder cooperation and benefits from research; sustainable intensification)

  17. Thanks for your attention

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