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La liste variétale des cultures fourragères 2025 est disponible
No full textLe FiBL réunit chaque année des acteurs-trices du secteur semencier. L'automne passé, les discussions ont abouti à des modifications dans le règlement et à une actualisation de la liste variétale
Erkennen und vorbeugen
No full textDas Problem mit invasiven Neophyten ist längst ins öffentliche Bewusstsein gerückt. Trotzdem wird noch zu wenig in der Prävention unternommen – aber gerade in der Landwirtschaft lohnt sich ein frühes Eingreifen
Zielgerichtete Massnahmen sind nötig
No full textAlbert von Felten war im Naturschutz berufstätig, bevor er Landwirt wurde. Der Umgang mit Neophyten beschäftigt ihn nach wie vor in beiden Bereichen
Neophyten pestizidfrei bekämpfen
No full textDer Verlotsche Beifuss überwächst artenreiche Rebberge und wertvolle Ruderalstandorte. Verschiedene, auch auf andere Arten übertragbare Bekämpfungsmethoden werden aktuell getestet
Der Rübenrüssler: Ein neuer Schädling im Gemüsebau
No full textDer Rübenrüssler (Lixus juncii) wurde 2019 erstmals in der Schweiz gesichtet – im Kanton Waadt in der Nähe des Genfersees. Seither hat sich der ursprünglich aus dem Mittelmeerraum stammende Käfer kontinuierlich ostwärts ausgebreitet und wurde 2024 erstmals auch im Kanton Zürich nachgewiesen. Während er zunächst vor allem als Schädling im Zuckerrübenanbau galt, mehren sich nun auch Berichte über Schäden an Randen und Krautstiel
Stribedyrkning gavner biodiversiteten
No full textOpslag på Facebook om erfaringer og anbefalinger fra fireårigt projekt om stribedyrkning
Comparison of fertility traits, health traits and health-related management routines of Swiss dairy farms with long vs. short productive lifespan profiles
Get PDFThis research paper compares fertility traits, health indicators and health management routines of Swiss dairy farms characterized by short vs. long productive lifespans (SPL vs. LPL). We evaluated whether a longer productive lifespan will result in poorer cow health based on herdbook data from breeders associations (n = 142), farm questionnaire data (n = 67), veterinary treatment data (n = 64) and data obtained during farm visits (n = 30). Dairy farms were selected in such a way that they contrasted in terms of length of productive lifespan, but were representative of the Swiss dairy sector. Fertility performance was better on farms with LPL indicated by a lower number of inseminations per heifer, shorter average number of days open and shorter calving intervals. Consistently, the proportion of antibiotic veterinary treatments due to fertility problems was by tendency higher on SPL farms, as was the number of antibiotic treatments due to other problems (i.e. other than fertility, udder or locomotion problems). Other types of veterinary medical treatments did not differ by productive lifespan profiles. Average somatic cell score and proportions of test day records with elevated somatic cell count (SCC) were significantly higher on farms with LPL.
However, this increase was smaller than what could be expected due to the age difference between contrasting productive lifespan profiles and was not associated with higher treatment incidences for clinical mastitis. Locomotion scores and lameness incidence did not differ by productive lifespan profile. Apart from a slightly higher proportion of farms with LPL practicing abrupt drying off, cow health management routines did not differ significantly between farms of contrasting productive lifespans. We conclude that a longer productive lifespan is not at the expense of health, even if the SCC level increased with age. Fertility, limb and udder health should be the main focus when aiming for a long productive lifespan
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No full textOvenstående sort er registreret på Sortsliste i henhold til "Bek nr 8 af 09/01/202
Farmer-participatory design and assessment of multispecies intercrops of cool-season grain crops
Get PDFMultispecies mixtures of crops are challenging to design and manage due to the complex relationships between species in the mixtures. Both practical and biological obstacles arise when agriculture moves from monoculture to polyculture crops. However, crop mixtures could provide a tool to stabilize yield fluctuations, increase diversity and resilience, and support ecological intensification in organic farming.
The general objective was to design and evaluate together with organic farmers, grain and forage mixtures for Northern and Southern Europe on the basis of crop use, management factors, phenology, plant type and expected compatibility, using earlier data and knowledge, scientific literature and farmers’ experience. All designed mixtures were tested experimentally under organic farming to verify the agronomic value and farmers’ acceptability of the crop mixtures. The advantages and challenges related to the crop mixtures in terms of the total crop yield, management practices and a range of other aspects of their agricultural performance were determined.
This report summarizes the most promising multispecies grain legume-based mixed crops developed in the project and their agronomic performance in the field experiments in Northern and Southern Europe. The advantages of crop mixtures over pure stands are discussed along with practical issues related to mixed crops investigated and agroecological measures
Was junge Talente bewegt
Get PDFDas Traineeprogramm Ökologische Land- und Lebensmittelwirtschaft kann bereits auf 20 erfolgreiche Jahre zurückblicken. Dabei hat das Qualifizierungsprogramm für junge Menschen mit Interesse an der Biobranche noch weit mehr als nur eine fachliche Berufsausbildung zu bieten