The “Inspirational ideas: Foraging pigs” article by ITAB was published in the news of EIP-AGRI Service Point. The article gives a portrait of Carl Sheard, an organic pig farmer in France. Carl talks about his outdoor fattening system and the phase one of his trial. During this time he set up fences, organised paddocks and
Final project year for OK-Net EcoFeed: 100% use of organic and regional feed for organic pig and poultry farmers Since the start of the project in 2018, OK-Net EcoFeed has been helping organic pig and poultry farmers to achieve the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed. A key objective of organic farming
Carl Sheard is an organic pig farmer (45 sows) in the Pays de La Loire region of France. He is experimenting a system of outdoor fattening using various combinations of forage crops. In the OK-Net Ecofeed project, a trial began at his farm this autumn 2019. The aim is to provide
By Willer H., De Simone A., Kemper L., Moeskops B. Introduction The online platform Organic Farm Knowledge (www.organic-farmknoweldge.org) intends to help increase productivity and quality in organic farming across Europe by providing access to a wide range of tools and promoting the exchange of knowledge among farmers, farm advisers and scientists. Organic Farm Knowledge was
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