Projektsuche

Intercropping grazing - Innovative approaches to promoting soil fertility and cattle farming in drought-prone Brandenburg

Authority

Ministerium für Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg

Federal State

Brandenburg und Berlin

Contact

Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2-13, Haus S
14467 Potsdam

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

Intercropping grazing - Innovative approaches to promoting soil fertility and cattle farming in drought-prone Brandenburg

Project description

The ‘Cover Crop Grazing’ project develops methods for utilising cover crops through cattle grazing. The integration of cover crop grazing is one way to increase soil fertility and reduce the effects of climate change on sandy sites. Summer and winter cover crop mixtures are being investigated, with a focus on feed quality, soil health, the value of the previous crop, and the health and performance of the cattle. The results demonstrate the advantages of a drought-adapted form of grazing.

Final report

Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.

Keywords

Animal husbandry
Outdoor horticulture and woody crops (incl. viticulture, olives, fruit, ornamentals)
Soil
Climate change (incl. GHG reduction, adaptation and mitigation, and other air related issues)
Arable crops

Main funding source

Rural development 2023-2027 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 127 of Reg. 2021/2115)

OG contact information

Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde, Fachbereich Landschaftsnutzung und Naturschutz
Schicklerstr. 5
16225 Eberswalde

Phone: '03334 657 417

Email: inga.schleip@hnee.de

Type of OG partners

Farmer
Advisor
Researcher

Begin of project

2025

Project status

ongoing

Total budget applied for in EUR

1,235,155

NUTS3 CODE

DE405 Barnim