Presentations from SOLID´s final conference in Brussels, March 2016 on “Sustainable organic and low input dairy systems: Challenges and solutions”
The final conference presented the outputs from SOLID, which has developed a range of novel methodologies to contribute to the competitiveness of organic and low input dairying systems whilst, at the same time, increasing the effectiveness of delivery of the multi- functional benefits that these systems offer. The conference was held at Welsh Higher Education, Brussels Tuesday 22nd March 2016.
Conference presentations:
- Welcome and introduction to SOLID. Professor Nigel Scollan, Aberystwyth University – UK, SOLID Project Co-ordinator
- Organic and low input dairy systems? The challenges. Dr Sinclair Mayne, Agri-Food Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland
- Organic and low input dairy breeds – fact or fiction? Professor Werner Zollitsch, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) – Austria
- There is a feed for every need. Professor Marketta Rinne, Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) – Finland
- The environmental footprint of organic and low-input dairying. John E. Hermansen, Aarhus University – Denmark
- Driving competitiveness in dairying. Professor Ludwig Lauwers, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) – Belgium and Professor Raffaele Zanoli, Marche Polytechnic University – Italy
- Policy recommendations from results of SOLID. Professor Raffaele Zanoli, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy and Professor Ludwig Lauwers (ILVO) – Belgium
- Future directions for organic and low input dairying in Europe. Ray Keatinge, AHDB Dairy – UK