Drought-adapted grazing: A practical guide to mob grazing (original) (raw)

{Tool}Drought-adapted grazing: A practical guide to mob grazing. [Trockenheitsangepasste Beweidung: Ein Praxisleitfaden für Mob Grazing.] Creator(s): Zahn, Nils Holger; Röwekamp, Josefin; Franke, Sassa; Beck, Antonia; Hener, Ruven and Schleip, Inga. Issuing Organisation(s): Klimapraxis. (2024)

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Document available online at: https://www.mob-grazing.de/praxisleitfaden

Summary

The following chapters are covered in the practical guide:

  1. Grazing in Germany: An inventory;
  2. Consequences of climate change for agriculture and grazing;
  3. What is mob grazing, and when is it useful;
  4. Drought-adapted plant populations;
  5. Pasture planning;
  6. Monitoring plant populations; and
  7. Farm structural requirements.

Summary translation

Im Praxisleitfaden werden die folgenden Kapitel behandelt: 1) Weidehaltung in Deutschland: Eine Bestandsaufnahme; 2) Folgen des Klimawandels für Landwirtschaft und Beweidung; 3) Was ist Mob Grazing und wann ist es sinnvoll; 4) Trockenheitsangepasste Pflanzenbestände; 5) Weideplanung; 6) Monitoring der Pflanzenbestände; und 7) Betriebsstrukturelle Voraussetzungen.

EPrint Type: Practice tool
Teaser: Stable grassland yields in drought-prone regions and improved soil fertility with Mob Grazing.
What problem does the tool address?: The climate crisis poses major challenges for livestock farmers in drought-prone grassland regions. Many meadows and pastures are no longer producing enough feed due to persistent drought, which results in farms having to remove their animals from the pasture prematurely and buy in feed at high cost.
What solution does the tool offer?: Against this backdrop, a new method is currently attracting the interest of farmers: mob grazing. This grazing strategy originally comes from regions of the world where long dry periods are not uncommon - for example, the prairies of North America or the savannahs of southern Africa. Mob grazing has been used there for decades and provides livestock farmers with stable yields. In Europe, there is still little experience with mob grazing, which is mainly since most grassland regions in this country have not had any rainfall deficits to date. However, this has changed and is making a rethink necessary in many places. Various research projects and practical farms have therefore been studying this method in more detail for several years. The Mob Grazing network has also developed an initiative that aims to promote Mob Grazing as a strategic grazing tool in German-speaking countries.
Country: Germany
Type of Practice Tool: Leaflets & guidelines
Keywords: climate change, climate change adaptaiton, climate-smart agriculture, resilience, water management, grasses, forage, grassland management, grazing lands, cattle, feeds, animal nutriton, agroecology, agroecosystems
Agrovoc keywords: Englishclimate changehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_1666Englishclimate change adaptationhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_1374567058134Englishclimate-smart agriculturehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_1361789093890Englishresiliencehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_1374480530924Englishwater managementhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_8320Englishgrasseshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_3362Englishforagehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_36108Englishgrassland managementhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_3364Englishgrazing landshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_3369Englishcattlehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_1391Englishfeedshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_2843Englishanimal nutritionhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_27925Englishagroecologyhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_92381Englishagroecosystemshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_36669Englishcarbon sequestrationhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_331583
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Production systems > Beef cattle Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Research affiliation: European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicClimateNET > selected tools European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: 101136880
Related Links: https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55660, https://organicclimatenet.eu/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55659, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55640, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/54300, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/32135, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/54251
Project ID: OFK
Deposited By: Rüger, Madelaine Lea
ID Code: 55660
Deposited On: 26 May 2025 09:22
Last Modified: 26 May 2025 09:22
Document Language: English, German/Deutsch
Status: Published

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