creators_name: Schmutz, Ulrich
creators_name: Rayns, Francis
creators_name: Firth, Chris
creators_name: Rosenfeld, Anton
creators_name: Thorup-Kristensen, Kristian
creators_name: Zhang, Kefeng
creators_name: Rahn, Clive
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-09
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:35
metadata_visibility: show
title: Environmental and economic modelling of organic, stockless, horticultural crop rotations

ispublished: pub
subjects: farm_nutrient_management
subjects: 5emissions
subjects: 2farmecon
full_text_status: public
abstract: Selected results from the ongoing “EU-Rotate_N” research project are presented. This EU 5th-framework project is developing a model-based decision support system to optimise nitrogen use in horticultural crop rotations across Europe. This paper introduces the economic and the fertility-building crops sub-models, and shows data from model validation and first model runs on an organic farm in central England. Preliminary results show that the model has the potential to be a powerful support tool for farmers and advisors, making decisions on rotational plan-ning. The economic, agronomic and environmental consequences of different rotational designs can be projected and assessed in detail.
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Schmutz, Dr Ulrich; Rayns, Dr Francis; Firth, Mr Chris; Rosenfeld, Dr Anton; Thorup-Kristensen, Dr Kristian; Zhang, Dr Kefeng and Rahn, Dr Clive (2006) Environmental and economic modelling of organic, stockless, horticultural crop rotations. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7292/1/Schmutz_et_al_(2006)_Environmental_%26_economic_modelling.pdf