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Opportunities for dairy farming 'Wageningen UR knows the ins and outs of dairy farming' Paul Witlox, Dutch Dairy Board Wageningen UR Livestock Research fosters a network of European dairy farmers. economic performance of dairy farms. The amount of fertilizer used by the participating dairy farms has dropped tremendously, without any loss in yields. This project will Challenge help the dairy sector to use farm-specific management The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Dutch and solutions, including ‘BEX’ (farm-specific excretion). Dairy Board requested Wageningen UR to set up a project It also provided the government with reliable data, which would provide reliable data to evaluate and facilitate facilitating receiving a derogation from the EU. efficiency on dairy farms and the implementation of environThe project has been an important initiative, fostering mental legislation. the foundation of the inter-regional European Dairyman Solution network, which focuses on strengthening rural com- Wageningen UR Livestock Research and Plant Research munities by improving farm resource management in a International have set up a Dutch project, Cows & Oppor- profitable way. This network includes participating tunities, in which they act as leading partners. The project organizations from the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, involves the participation of 16 dairy farmers, an experi- France, the UK, Ireland and Germany. mental farm and various consultancy organizations. Partners De Marke Experimental Farm is evaluating measures that Wageningen UR Livestock Research it has implemented to reduce nitrate and phosphorous Plant Research International Wageningen UR leaching and greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions. This LEI Wageningen UR research farm measures and evaluates all the inputs and De Marke Experimental Farm outputs from its dairy cattle production. Positive results are 16 dairy farmers expected to provide strong indicators for possible ways to DLV attain environmental goals. To evaluate the economic Agrifirm aspects of these scientific findings, 16 Dutch farms Alfa Accountants (situated in sand, clay, peat and loess regions) are also Pijnenburg advies participating in the project. All the farmers are closely PPP Agro advies cooperating with relevant consultancy agencies in the field. Results and impact Project website www.koeienenkansen.nl (in Dutch) The project has identified various feasible ways and www.interregdairyman.eu measures to improve the environmental and also Contact Wageningen UR Livestock Research Michel de Haan PO Box 65 T +31 (0)320 293 412 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands E [email protected] www.wageningenUR.nl/livestockresearch