nitrogen

"Today we produce cheese 3-4 days a week and we have established a cheese shop and a visitor's room where you can taste the cheeses, just as we serve lunch outdoors on a large terrace in the summer," says Alise. Photos: Aage Krogsdam and Katie Knapp

26-06 | Article

Brooten, Minnesota: Visiting Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery in the US

When diet crude protein levels are too low, cow performance can be reduced if the cow’s metabolisable protein requirements are not met. Photo: Chris McCullough

21-06 | News

Increasing a dairy herd’s nitrogen efficiency

The [Dutch] government aims to cut nitrogen emissions in half by 2030, as relatively large numbers of livestock and heavy use of fertilizers have led to levels of nitrogen oxides in the soil and water that violate European Union regulations. Photo: Canva

13-04 | Article

Dutch politics could shape the future of its dairy industry

Peter Lauwers, CEO of GEA Farm Technologies. Photo: Mark Pasveer

19-01 | News

GEA: Dairy cow manure solution takes off

protein content of dairy cow rations can be reduced from around 175 to 150g/kg DM without affecting cow performance if the diet is properly formulated. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten

28-07-2022 | News

Reducing protein and using forage legumes in dairy diets

Farmers in the Netherlands protesting nitrogen government plans.The government has made a €7.5 billion buy-out scheme available for farmers to bring additional relief to the sector. Those that do not want to be bought-out are asked to innovate, scale up, or move their farms. Photo: Mark Pasveer

30-06-2022 | Article

Dutch farmers protest gov’s plan to curb nitrogen emissions

€24.3 billion has been reserved for tackling the nitrogen problem. The money is used to support farmers who are unable to continue their business in the same way. Photo: Wick Natzijl

17-06-2022 | News

The Netherlands: Nitrogen should be slashed 70% in key areas

Cows in the Netherlands. Photo: Wick Natzijl

23-07-2021 | News

Nitrogen protests in the Netherlands: A search for answers

Photo: Koos Groenewold

25-03-2021 | News

A look at the Dutch gov’s new law to reduce nitrogen

Dairy farmer Henk van der Veen from Surhuizum uses slow-release urea and Protispar by Speerstra Feed Ingredients. This is 30% cheaper than additional rapeseed. He notices a slight increase in the levels. Photos: Anne van der Woude

27-01-2021 | Article

Influencing rumen microbes improves nitrogen efficiency