More than 100 tuned in to online OK-Net EcoFeed Thematic Group meeting!

On Tuesday 26 May 2020, the Thematic Group meeting brought Innovation Groups involved in the
OK-Net EcoFeed project together with external interested operational groups.
During the webinar, practical experience carried out within the OK-Net EcoFeed project were
presented and supported by videos and presentations to convey the OK-Net EcoFeed’s knowledge
and feed the discussion. All attendees participated with great enthusiasm, animating the debate on
achieving 100% organic and regional feed for pigs and poultry.
Chairman Bram Moeskops presided over the meeting that was organised in cooperation with
EURAKNOS. Participants discussed the new business area “Green protein” as a cost efficient and
climate friendly system. Erik Fog and Kristian Lundgaard-Karlshøj from Denmark talked about their
success on “Grass Protein – local and climate friendly” and “Green protein for pigs and poultry”
respectively.
Lindsay Whistance from the Organic Research Centre (ORC) moderated the session on the OK-Net
EcoFeed practical experience in laying hens, broilers, and pigs. Mike Mallett and Jerry Alford from the
Soil Association talked about the feed potential of sprouted seeds in laying hens. Lone and Lars
Hedegaard and Sanna Steenfeldt (Aarhus University) explained how lactic acid bacteria might
influence intestinal health in broilers while Carl Sheard with Antoine Roinsard from the French
research institute of organic farming (ITAB) showed the latest results on foraging pigs on protein-rich
fodder.
Concluding the meeting, Helga Willer (FiBL) introduced the Organic Farm Knowledge (OFK) platform
and announced the launch of the OFK survey.
Positive feedbacks brought up the potential and added value of online meetings to reach a greater number of attendees, including the otherwise reluctant part of the public.