Eco‐efficiency of leys—The trigger for sustainable integrated crop‐dairy farming systems

F Taube, JK Nyameasem, F Fenger… - Grass and Forage …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The specialisation of agricultural systems in Western Europe and the intensification of
livestock and cropping production are intrinsically linked to substantial resource inputs. This …

Toward specialized or integrated systems in Northwest Europe: On-farm eco-efficiency of dairy farming in Germany

T Reinsch, C Loza, CS Malisch, I Vogeler… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intensive confinement (IC) systems for dairying have become widespread during the last
decades. However, potential advantages of alternative systems such as full-grazing (FG) or …

Species-enriched grass-clover mixtures can promote bumblebee abundance compared with intensively managed conventional pastures

H Beye, F Taube, K Lange, M Hasler, C Kluß, R Loges… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Land use intensification has led to serious declines in biodiversity, including in forage
production systems for dairy cows. Agri-environmental schemes, such as enriching …

Very low nitrogen leaching in grazed ley-arable-systems in northwest europe

HPJ Smit, T Reinsch, C Kluß, R Loges, F Taube - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
High input dairy farms that are located on sandy soils in northwest Europe are predisposed
to substantial nitrate leaching during a surplus of winter precipitation. Leys within integrated …

Interaction of Filth Flies and Epigeal Arthropods with Soil Nitrogen and Gas Emissions in Grazing Systems under a Legacy of Low Fertilization

N Espinoza, DH Franklin, M Cabrera, NC Hinkle… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the summers of 2021 and 2022, we conducted a study in four Georgia Piedmont
pastures to assess the effect of the presence of filth flies and epigeal arthropods on carbon …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of fertilizer pretreatment on nitrogen cycling in an intensively managed temperate grassland

JK Nyameasem, F Taube, C Kluß, S Neumann… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective nitrogen (N) management is essential for minimizing fertilizer nutrient losses and
maximizing N use efficiency. This study, conducted over two years on permanent grassland …

Assessing nitrous oxide emissions and productivity of cropping systems for biogas production using digestate and mineral fertilisation in a coastal marsh site

A Herrmann, S Verma, A Techow, C Kluß… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Significant greenhouse gas emissions during substrate cultivation reduces the potential
environmental benefits of biogas production. This study investigates the productivity of …

Species Enriched Grass–Clover Pastures Show Distinct Carabid Assemblages and Enhance Endangered Species of Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) …

H Beye, F Taube, TW Donath, J Schulz, M Hasler… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is an urgent global need for the ecological intensification of agricultural systems to
reduce negative impacts on the environment while meeting the rising demand for …

Nitrous oxide emission from forage plantain and perennial ryegrass swards is affected by belowground resource allocation dynamics

JK Nyameasem, E Ben Halima, CS Malisch, BS Razavi… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil–plant interactions affecting nitrous oxide (N2O) are not well-understood, and
experimental data are scarce. Therefore, a greenhouse experiment was conducted in a 3× 3 …

Effect of slurry application techniques on nitrous oxide emission from temperate grassland under varying soil and climatic conditions

JK Nyameasem, R Ruser, C Kluß… - Grass and Forage …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of slurry application techniques and slurry N stabilizing strategies on nitrous oxide
emission from grasslands is poorly understood and, therefore, can result in large …