Increasing feed production using legume and cereal mixtures as a second crop (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract)

{Tool} Increasing feed production using legume and cereal mixtures as a second crop (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract). [Augmenter la production de fourrage avec les mélanges légumineuses-céréales en seconde culture (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract).] Creator(s): Vandewalle, Aline; Guibert, Stéphanie; Thiechard, Marion; Guérin, Fabien and Ahnemann, Hauke. Issuing Organisation(s): Chambres d’agriculture Pays de la Loire. (2021)

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Summary in the original language of the document

Improved feed diversity and more resilient feed production, less dependent on soybean imports. This strategy helps to mitigate droughts effects, through an “avoidance strategy”, with production of forage during seasons less likely to be affected by such phenomenon. Other benefits include improved soil biodiversity and soil health, reduced leaching during winter (as mixtures are used as cover crops) and benefits associated with incorporating residues from roots and crops (nitrogen availability for maize, carbon input to the soil, etc.).

Summary translation

Une alimentation animale plus diversifiée et plus résiliente, moins dépendante des importations de soja. Cette stratégie permet d'atténuer les effets des sécheresses, grâce à une "stratégie d'évitement", avec la production de fourrage pendant les saisons les moins susceptibles d'être touchées par ce phénomène. Parmi les autres avantages : l'amélioration de la biodiversité et de la santé des sols, la réduction du lessivage en hiver (mélanges utilisés comme cultures de couverture) et les avantages liés à l'incorporation de résidus de racines et de cultures (disponibilité de l'azote pour le maïs, apport de carbone au sol, etc.)

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	Learn about benefits and practical recommendations of using cereals and legumes as a second crop.
What problem does the tool address?:	More frequent droughts in summer lead to unreliable forage production for farmers. In addition, farmers highly depend on imported soybean for milk production.
What solution does the tool offer?:	Forage production, based on silage maize, can be improved by introducing a mixture of legumes and cereals prior to sowing silage maize, creating another source of silage earlier in the season.
Country:	France
Type of Practice Tool:	Practice abstracts
Keywords:	legumes, cereals, feed crops
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English legumes http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4255 English cereal crops http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25512 English feed crops http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2829
Subjects:	Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Research affiliation:	France > Réseau des Chambres d’agricultures European Union > Horizon 2020 > Diverimpacts European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:	727482
Related Links:	https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/4403, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/pfbid02sqoMUQSGwwDpaRSCmm5MB8G4upciXooq825mQC47mfhrJbtuZ6aSxKm9uVbWFfsul
Project ID:	ofk
Deposited By:	Rüger, Madelaine Lea
ID Code:	44403
Deposited On:	29 Aug 2022 15:38
Last Modified:	02 May 2024 10:32
Document Language:	English, French/Francais
Status:	Published

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