Grass clover swards: A way out for Dutch dairy farms under legislative pressure?

L.M. Alderkamp, A. van der Linden, C.W. Klootwijk, G. Holshof, N. van Eekeren, F. Taube and C.E. van Middelaar

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 214, issue C

Abstract: Policy measures have been taken to improve water quality in the Netherlands. These measures include the abolishment of derogation, which allowed dairy farmers to go beyond the maximum application of 170 kg nitrogen (N) from organic fertiliser per hectare, and additional measures of the 7th Nitrates Action program. Grass-clover swards, known for their symbiotic N fixation, could be a strategy to deal with stricter N policies and can potentially improve the environmental sustainability and economic viability of Dutch dairy farms.

Keywords: dairy farm; N policy; Trifolium pratense L.; Trifolium repens L.; permanent grassland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103836

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