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Postharvest residues from grass seed crops for bioenergy [PDF]

open access: yesJournal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture, 2016
During grass seed production, a large amount of low forage quality biomass has been produced. Tall growing perennial grasses such as tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea L.) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) can be used as an alternative source ...
Simić Aleksandar   +5 more
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Milk from forage on organic dairy farms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Milk from forage (MFF) has been used as an indicator of dairy enterprise performance since the 1970s. There is considerable evidence associating MFF with good economic performance. ORC researcher Katharine Leach and intern Gaëlle Feur have been looking
Feur, Gaelle, Leach, Katharine
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Characteristics of various catch crops in the organic vegetable production in northern climate conditions : results from and on-farm study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Catch crops are generally grown during the period between two main crops to prevent nutrient leaching and thus reduce nutrient losses from the system. Catch crops in Finnish organic vegetable farms are sown after the incorporation of green manure crop to
Iivonen, Sari   +2 more
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Undersown catch crops as a source of biomass for energy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Italian ryegrass would need an additional nitrogen fertilizer application after cereal harvest to achieve its full yield potential. Use of legumes as undersown crops might be better in energy balance point of view.
Jauhiainen, Lauri   +5 more
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Comparison of the physical and financial performance of organic dairy farming systems (OF0146) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This is the final report from Defra project OF0146 Two different systems of organic milk production were studied during the 1998-2002 period. The systems were established at the IGER Ty Gwyn organic dairy farm during the 1998/99 period. The systems were
Fowler, Susan   +2 more
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Effects of catch crops on the content of sulfur (S) and selenium (Se) in vegetables [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Selenium is an essential nutrient for animals, humans and microorganisms. Se deficiency in humans has been linked to a plethora of physiological disorders. Increasing evidences point to an anticarcinogenic potential of Se-compounds.
Lauersen, Kristian Holst   +2 more
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