Grazing
The aim of the Working Group “Grazing” is to exchange knowledge on all aspects of grazing research and to provide a forum for networking.
Chair of the EGF Working Group Grazing
Dr Deirdre Hennessy
School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences
University College Cork
Distillery Fields, North Mall
Cork, T23 N73K, Ireland
Phone +353 21 490 4696
E-mail deirdrehennessyextra@ucc.ie
2022 - Grazing, innovation, animal welfare
The seventh meeting of the Working Group “Grazing” of the European Grassland Federation (EGF) was held in Caen, France, in June 2022. Information was shared in presentations and in discussions in small groups. The proceedings and the presentations can be found below.
Proceedings “Grazing, innovation, animal welfare” (Caen, France, 26 June 2022)
State-of-the-art
Grazing and animal welfare
Grassland innovation
2018 - Maximising grazing in ruminant production systems
The 6th meeting of the Working Group “Grazing” of the European Grassland Federation (EGF) was held in Cork, Ireland, in June 2018. The theme of the meeting was “Maximising grazing in ruminant production systems”. Information was shared in presentations and in discussions in small groups. The results are summarised in the proceedings. The proceedings and the presentations can be found below.
For more information, contact Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, chair of the Working Group “Grazing”, a.van.den.polextra@aeres.nl.
The Proceedings “Maximising grazing in ruminant production systems (Cork, Ireland, 17 June 2018) can be found here.
Session I: Support of grazing
Session II: Methods to maximise grazing
2016 - Grazing in a high-tech world
The EGF Working Group “Grazing” held its 5th Meeting in Trondheim, Norway on the 4th of September 2016. The theme of the Meeting was: “Grazing in a high-tech world”. Information was shared in presentations and in discussions in small groups. The results are summarised in the proceedings. The proceedings and the presentations can be found below.
For more information, contact Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, chair of the Working Group “Grazing”, agnes.vandenpolextra@wur.nl.
Session I: Introduction
Session II: Our high-tech world
chaired by Johannes IsselsteinSession III: High-tech methods
chaired by Alex de VliegherSession IV: How to reach (young) farmers in a high-tech world?
chaired by Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar2015 - Grazing and automation
The EGF Working Group “Grazing” held its 4rd Meeting in Wageningen, the Netherlands on the 14th of June 2015. The theme of the Meeting was: “Grazing and automation”. Information was shared in presentations and in discussions in small groups. The results are summarised in the proceedings. The proceedings and the presentations can be found below.
For more information, contact Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, chair of the Working Group “Grazing”, agnes.vandenpolextra@wur.nl.
Session I: Introduction
Session II: Grazing and EIP-Agri Focus Group Permanent Grassland
chaired by Johannes Isselstein, GermanySession III: Grazing and automatic milking
chaired by Alex de Vliegher, BelgiumSession IV: Grazing and automation
chaired by Deirdre Hennessy, IrelandSession V: Closure of the meeting
Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar2014 - The future of Grazing
The EGF Working Group “Grazing” held their 3rd Meeting in Aberystwyth on the 7th of September 2014. The theme of the Meeting was: “The future of Grazing”. Information was shared in presentations and in discussions in small groups. The results are summarised in the proceedings. The proceedings and the presentations can be found below.
For more information, contact Dr Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, chair of the Working Group “Grazing”, agnes.vandenpolextra@wur.nl.
Presentations of the Workshop available below
Session I: Welcome session
Session II: Several forward looking views on the future of grazing in Europe
chaired by Alex de Vliegher, BelgiumSession III: Developments in forage production
chaired by Jean-Louis Peyraud, FranceSession IV: Current and future economics of grazing
chaired by Johannes Isselstein, GermanySession V: Closure
The future of grazing – Closure (Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, The Netherlands)2012 - Innovations in Grazing
The 2nd meeting of the Working Group was held in Lublin, Poland on 3 June 2012.
The theme of the meeting in Lublin was “Innovations in Grazing”. There were five sessions:
- Introduction
- Technical support
- Decision support tools for farmers
- Novelties in grazing management
- Innovative approaches in knowledge transfer
Presentations
2010 - Research methodology of grazing
The 1st meeting of the EGF Working Group Grazing was held on 29 August 2010, prior to the 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation in Kiel. The theme of the meeting was "Research methodology of grazing". There were three sessions:
- Setting the scene
- Modelling of grazing
- Field measurements