For many decades, oats have been a common cover crop because of their ability to quickly build biomass while suppressing weeds, absorb excessive nutrients in the soil, or serve as a mulch before growing low- or zero-till crops. As a high-biomass crop, planted in the spring, they will ...
Considering all these arguments for and against a local and climate-friendly food system, a range of research questions and assumptions emerge: RQ 1: How many animals would be necessary to satisfy the demand for regional animal products (meat, dairy and eggs) in the context of current consumpti...
If canteens supplied the estimated 700 tonnes of ingredients locally and demanded sustainable production, farmers signalled in dis- cussions that they would adjust their cropping plans to meet this demand, as long as they were compensated fairly for doing so. The side effects of this transition ...