In organic farming, temporary grasslands are key rotation elements because they suppress weeds and pests while enhancing soil carbon and nitrogen stocks, but grassland productivity and quality are increasingly affected by climate change. Trees can …
European livestock systems are increasingly affected by climate change, particularly summer droughts and heatwaves. Integrating trees into pastures can mitigate these effects by providing shade and an additional forage resource. Tree leaves are …
There is growing interest in using temperate forage trees to alleviate the effects of summer drought and heatwaves on herbaceous forage. However, forage trees remain understudied in temperate climates. We studied the seasonal variation of the …
L’agroforesterie pour la production fourragère désigne l’usage des arbres en tant que ressource de fourrage pour le bétail. Les animaux consomment les feuilles et les jeunes rameaux soit directement sur l’arbre soit dans le cadre d’un affouragement à …
Against a backdrop of climate change, one of the major challenges facing ruminant breeders is to ensure the forage autonomy of their farms. Increasingly severe summer droughts are forcing farmers to draw on their forage stocks. This has led to a …
Agroforestry is an age-old agroecological practice with a promising future, and it has the potential to be a major ally in the development of organic farming. Animals have much to gain from living in the shade of trees and eating their leaves and …
Pratique agroécologique à la fois ancestrale et d’avenir, l’agroforesterie a le potentiel pour être une alliée de poids dans le développement de l’agriculture biologique. En effet, les animaux ont beaucoup à gagner à évoluer à l’ombre des arbres, et …
To face current challenges, ruminant feeding systems have to adapt the use of common resources or develop the use of alternative ones. This study explored the potential of alternative plant resources that could be used on farms to provide nutrients …
Les arbres champêtres fournissent de nombreux services écosystémiques aux agrosystèmes : séquestration de carbone, conservation de la biodiversité, épuration de l’eau, etc. En élevage, les arbres peuvent être un levier face au changement climatique : …
Planting fodder trees in grasslands increases vegetation diversity, reduces grassland vulnerability to climate change and provides additional fodder resource during periods of drought. However, the palatability of temperate fodder trees remains …