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...
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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....
The European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) organises its 75th annual meeting in Florence, Italy, next September which general topic is “Global quality: environment, animals, food”. Different sessions will be organized and jointly organized between the eleven EAAP Study Commissions...
Sheep farming and more widely ruminant livestock grazing mountain pastures are providers of many services. That was the theme of the LifeGreenSheep speech by project leader Sindy Throude at regional EAAP Clermont-Ferrand. She presented the results on biodiversity and...
Ireland is nearly 400% self-sufficient in sheep meat production, and more than 80% of sheep meat produced is exported. Sheep farming contributes to economic, environmental and social sustainability in rural areas where land usage options are limited. Globaly sheep...
Sheep farm open day, organised by Teagasc, took place on the 30 May 2024 on Shane Moore’s farm near Athleague, Co. Roscommon. Approximately 90 people, mostly farmers, attended this event. The topics presented during open day included: farm details...
During the 7th Steering Comittee, the LIFE Green Sheep team had the chance to discover a typical cheese farm from the Basque Country. Iker is a young breeder (22 years-old) and cheese maker, who continues the activity from his...
Vitoria, 17 aprile 2024. In questo terzo anno del progetto, il 7° Comitato direttivo si è svolto in Spagna, nelle strutture del centro di ricerca applicata Neiker, a Vitoria (Paesi Baschi). I partner francesi, irlandesi, rumeni, italiani e...
Una diversità di sistemi Ad oggi, il 90% delle diagnosi ambientali delle fattorie dimostrative è stato realizzato dai diversi paesi partner del progetto. La base di dati comprende 373 aziende lattiero-casearie con la maggior parte dei sistemi di allevamento...
Alessandro Mazzette è direttore del Consorzio per la Tutela dell’Agnello di Sardegna IGP (CONTAS) dal 2017, laureato in Agraria con Dottorato in Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie. He is graduated and with a PhD in Agricultural Science and Technology. He’s...