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Why holistic management?

The increased demand for meat is driven by a rising human population, and a dramatic growth in meat consumption per person. Farmers and scientists have sought to curb the adverse environmental impacts of livestock by increasing production efficiency, and reducing its contribution to human consumption. Reduction in livestock feed components, which compete with human food crop production, is one approach to mitigating negative environmental impacts and strengthening future food security.

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Featured Farm of the day

"La Cabreta" (Spain): an outdoor goat and sheep production linked to forest and grasslands

“La Cabreta” is a Galician farm owned by a couple, Ermitas and Joan, who met in 2003 during an Erasmus fellowship, and had a common dream to start their own project: to live in the countryside and own their own farm.

Ploughing in between 14 year old walnut trees

Red Tractor Farm

2nd EURAF Conference, 4-6 June 2014, Cottbus, Germany

Alley cropping, Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry, canola and alfalfa

Sheep grazing vineyards (Vitipasture system)

Mixed livestock browsing in holm oak montado

Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

The Heather-Farm

Xeromero valonia oak forest/silvopastoral system (West Greece)

Iberian pig feeding on holm oak acorns