German farmer Kirsten Wosnitza works on resilient dairy farming

As the EIP-AGRI Network has become part of the EU CAP Network, this website will no longer be updated after 1 April 2023. It will remain available in a static form as a reference of all previous EIP-AGRI activities. All interactive features such as the login, the main search function of the website, and the advanced filtering of the databases (e.g. project database and collaborative areas) will no longer be available. You will find all the new and up-to-date information on the EU CAP Network website.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Publication date	Friday, 30 March, 2018
Keywords	dairy farming Animal husbandry and welfare dairy cattle Climate and climate change Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification farm resilience Supply chain, marketing and consumption

Today dairy farming products have to meet both high environmental standards and animal welfare requirements, and the market demand for cheap products. Kirsten Wosnitza runs a farm of 120 dairy cows in Schleswig-Holstein Germany.

She believes in striking a balance between productivity and animal welfare: “We choose to keep the cows in a system that combines in-barn block calving and intensive grazing. This helps us to maintain health and results over the cow’s time spent on our farm, which is 7-8 years.” She also looks across the fence to help her further create robust and resilient dairy farming systems.

Read the complete press article (500words - 250 words)

Download the word version

Please feel free to use this press article and the pictures to inform other colleagues or to use in your own publications.

If you would like to receive EIP-AGRI press article directly, please fill in the subscription form to receive the EIP-AGRI press articles.

Attachment	Size
awp2018-press-02-robust_and_resilient_dairy_farming_final.docx	626.64 KB
awp2018-press-02-robust_and_resilient_dairy_farming_final.pdf	631.11 KB