{Tool} Maize and beans – Organic roughage with benefits? [Mais-Bohne – Öko Raufutter mit MehrWert?] Creator(s): Böhm, Herwart. Issuing Organisation(s): Thünen Institute. OK-Net EcoFeed-selected tool. (2016)
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Summary
The tool shows that it is possible to grow maize and beans together to produce a high-protein feedstuff. The German video demonstrates relay planting, manual harvesting and processing of the product.
Summary translation
Das Tool zeigt, dass es möglich ist, Mais und Bohnen zusammen anzubauen, um ein proteinreicheres Futter zu produzieren. Das Video zeigt die Aussaat als Relaycropping, die Handlese und die Verarbeitung des Produkts.
EPrint Type: | Practice tool | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Teaser: | Growing maize and beans intercropped for high-protein forage. | |||||||||||||||||||||
What problem does the tool address?: | Silage is generally too low in protein to feed pigs | |||||||||||||||||||||
What solution does the tool offer?: | The tool demonstrates growing maize and beans together to create forage with a better protein content. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country: | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
Type of Practice Tool: | Video | |||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | animal husbandry, beans, corn maize, maize, faba beans, processing, whole crop silage, roughage, legumes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Food systems > Processing, packaging and transportation Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs | |||||||||||||||||||||
Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net EcoFeed > Selected tools Germany > Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries - VTI > Institute of Organic Farming - OEL | |||||||||||||||||||||
Related Links: | https://www.thuenen.de/en/topics/plant-production/leguminosenanbau-staerken/mais-bohne-oeko-rauhfutter-mit-mehrwert/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/36544 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Project ID: | oknet | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL | |||||||||||||||||||||
ID Code: | 36544 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2019 12:45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2020 10:25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Document Language: | German/Deutsch | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published |
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