Nowadays, Ireland has around 140 000 farms and most of these Irish farmers specialize in dairy production. The growth of grass is important as it is the principal foodstuff for producing milk cheaply. One litre of milk costs the dairy farmer between 20 and 30 cents, compared to 35 cents in France for …

The architectural transformation within the agricultural industry will become the catalyst in a new circular system that contributes to innovative, sustainable and ecological food production. The project transforms a traditional farm on the inside and its relations to its surroundings. A cyclic system …

Insight into current scientific applications of Big Data in the precision dairy farming area may help us to understand the inflated expectations around Big Data. The objective of this invited review paper is to give that scientific background and determine whether Big Data has overcome the peak of inflated …

In order to ensure their market position, dairy processors have developed guidelines to add up to the need of improved milk quality. Quality includes safety, composition, taste and sustainability. However, dairy processors cannot control the quality of dairy products completely themselves. It all starts …

To avoid energy scarcity as well as climate change, a transition towards a sustainable society must be initiated. Within this context, governmental bodies and/or companies often note sustainability as an end goal, for instance as a green circular economy. However, if sustainability cannot be clearly …

This report explores the ecological restoration of a site in semi-arid southeast Spain. The thesis project was to design a plan for the ecological restoration of a degraded site on an isolated farm called La Junquera, on the border of Almeria and Murcia.

Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean largely involved in agriculture. The main crop grown on the island is paddy, the island is self-sufficient in producing this crop. Agricultural diversification would be a good option to reduce the dependence on the paddy production. Many different supporting …

In the Province of Zeeland, ragworms (Alitta virens) are farmed on large scale in open rectangular (flow through systems) ponds. In April these ponds are stocked with ragworm larvae from a hatchery. The juveniles bury themselves in the sediment layer in the pond and are fed with feed pellets. Dependent …

Wat is de optimale purposeful positionering en communicatiestrategie waarmee Floating Farm merkvoorkeur creëert bij de Rotterdamse burger-consument?

Het praktijkprobleem waarmee K.E.F. kampt, is de invulling van de therapeutische paardrijlessen betreffende kinderen met een autisme spectrum stoornis. De therapeutische lessen die K.E.F. op dit moment biedt zijn gericht op lichamelijke doelstellingen van de cliënt (Festina Lente, n.d.b). De hulpvragen …