Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Challenges and Innovations in Mixed Farming Systems - 26 November 2015, Dublin, Ireland (via Research & Innovation)

This Conference will look at the sustainability of Mixed Farming Systems (MFS) from an environmental, economic and social perspective. It will present the findings of CANtogether (Crops and Animals Together), an FP7 project, that assessed the relevance of farming systems combining crops and animals to increase sustainability of farms and regions across Europe. Topics include: • Identifying the Challenges to MFS Crop-livestock integration at the district scale • Farm and district Level Life Cycle Assessment of MFS • Impact of MFS on regional trends in soil organic matter and nutrient losses • Socio-economic aspects and conditions for the development of MFS

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