creators_name: McCalman, Heather
creators_name: Evans, Bryan
creators_name: Morgan, Charlie
creators_name: Duller, Chris
creators_name: Courtney, Deborah
editors_name: Powell, Jane
editors_name: et al., 
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-10-17
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:32:20
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic grassland extension in Wales – experiences
ispublished: pub
subjects: 1pasture
subjects: 9education
full_text_status: public
keywords: Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; grassland; extension, focus farm groups, farmer
participation; grassland; methodology
 
abstract: This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Grassland is the backbone of Welsh agriculture and agri-environmental policy incentives are encouraging organic farming across Wales. The Grassland Technology Transfer Project at IGER has offered a dedicated organic grassland extension service within Wales. In this paper the main activities and experience gained from working with farmers, scientists and other industry groups on grassland related issues are described. The role of the IGER organic dairy unit in the extension process is explored. Conversion to organic farming and interest in greater 'self sufficiency' by organic farmers in response to changes in organic standards and derogations required by 2003 have prompted enquiries on particular key issues which include crop rotations, cropping, reseeding and grassland improvement options.
date: 2002
date_type: published
publication: Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference
publisher: Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
pagerange: 109-112
refereed: never
referencetext: Sheath GW; Webby RW; Keeling P; Thomson RD; Page CR and Burton GT (1999). The results
and success factors of nine group farm monitoring programmes. Proceedings of the New
Zealand Society of Animal Production 59: 87-90.
citation: McCalman, Heather; Evans, Bryan; Morgan, Charlie; Duller, Chris and Courtney, Deborah (2002) Organic grassland extension in Wales – experiences. UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002. In: Powell, Jane and et al., (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 109-112.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/8375/1/McCalman_grassland_extension_Wales.pdf