The Life Green Sheep project provides farmers with concrete solutions to significantly reduce their carbon footprint. Fabien Paris, a mixed crop-livestock farmer in the Allier region, has transformed his farm thanks to this innovative approach. He explains in this...
A national Suckler and Sheep Open Day was held on a commercial farm on 23/07/2024. The open day consisted of stands on beef and sheep production, commercial displays and up to date information from relevant research projects, including LIFE...
Sindy Throude and Lyubov Bragina presented the most recent results of the LIFE Green Sheep project at the 75th annual conference of EAAP (European Federation of Animal Science). Find here their presentations EAAP2024_Session66_THROUDE EAAP_2024_Irish Data Component of LIFE Green...
On the 30th of May 2024, Roberto Ruiz, from NEIKER-BRTA participated in the meeting of the dairy sector working group of the Food For Life Spain Technology Platform (PT4LS) of the Spanish Federation of Food and Drink Industries (FIAB)....
On the occasion of the twenty-first edition of the National Sheep Market, held at the Hotel Puerta de Segovia (Segovia, Spain) on the 24th of May 2024, Roberto Ruiz, researcher at NEIKER-BRTA, took part to talk about the sustainability...
On 26th April 2024, the NEIKER-BRTA Animal Production team gave a seminar on the Importance of the Quality of Forage for Sheep feeding at the facilities of OVIARAGON in Zaragoza. Twenty-two people from the cooperative’s technical services took part...
Aragón is a region in Spain with a strong tradition in sheep meat production. It is home to approximately 2,200 flocks, with an average size of around 600 head, managed under semi-extensive systems. (Analysis of Extensive Livestock Farming, Government...
Celadas (Teruel) hosted on June 18, 2024 the first Open Day of the LIFE GREN SHEEP project, which brought together farmers and technical participants to discuss the effect of livestock farming on the environment, and some interesting agricultural and...
On Tuesday 6 March 2024, a workshop organised by Oviaragón within the framework of the European LIFE GREEN SHEEP project was held in Santa Cilia de Jaca, in which the research team of the Animal Production Department of Neiker-BRTA...
During the 7th Steering Comittee, the Life Green Sheep team visited the NEIKER experimental farm and discovered diverse and innovative practices, including: Regenerative Grazing: Implementation of planned rotational practices to enhance soil health and fertility, grass production and carbon sequestration....
