Regenerative Grazing. Milk production on pasture and context-adapted animals

Welcome to this year's series of courses on Regenerative Agriculture that will take place all over Europe!

📍 The first of a series of 4 meetings on Regenerative Animal Husbandry born from the collaboration between CREA and EIT Food, which will take place throughout the year in various farms. The aim: to provide both theoretical-practical tools and concrete examples for the start-up and management of grazing livestock farms.

💰 Completely free event facilitated by experts in the sector and financed by EIT Food and CREA, at Azienda Agricola Del Gigante (Baiso, RE)

📅 11 June 2024 (full day)

☘️🐄 PROGRAMME:

This first meeting deals with grazing milk production, with focus on:

THE CONTEXT-CONSISTENT ANIMAL

Day 1 - Introduction to regenerative grazing and pasture management
8.30-9.00 Participants’ registration
9.00-11.00 The animal element: physical constitution and contextual adaptation
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 Focus on cows: the horizontal feeding chain
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-16.30 Milk logistics in rotational grazing with mobile milking machines
16.30-16.45 Coffee break
16.45-18.00 Economic and production considerations of the pasture-based farm

The animal variable: physical construction and adaptation 
The horizontal foraging chain
Milk logistics with external milking
Economic and production aspects of the farm

More information: LA RISORSA IDRICA NELL'AZIENDA AGRICOLA: ELEMENTI DI IDROLOGIA RIGENERATIVA (biologicorigenerativo.it)

🍽 Lunch to be paid for by participants, possibility of booking a working lunch at the accommodation where the classroom part of the course is held
❗ Limited number of slots available, to apply for a place fill in this form selecting Italian as the language (we will contact you to let you know the outcome): https://eitfoodsouth.typeform.com/to/lKcoZtKO