Registration of pasture hours

Think along about the future of pasture registration and robotic milking!

We strive for a flexible registration system that better suits dairy farmers who combine robots & grazing, and that may offer an alternative to the current 120 days of 6-hour grazing premium requirement. This calls for a new system that is reliable and practical, without forcing farmers into a strict regime.

Robot milking and grazing deserve a better and flexible registration system – and you can help shape it! Do you have ideas on how we can register grazing hours more intelligently, fairly, and practically? Are you experiencing bottlenecks in the current system or do you have an innovative solution in mind?

Analysis of current pasture hours system

The current assessment and reward for grazing do not or insufficiently align with the practical feasibility of grazing for robotic companies. Therefore, the current assessment system of grazing is evaluated in this project, and alternative solutions are being considered. 

• Analyze and assess the current system

• Investigate where the needs and opportunities lie to encourage grazing on robotic farms.

• Research which other assessment methodologies align with the above needs.

• Clarify how this leads to more grazing hours 
  
  

Safeguarding is an essential component to be able to implement additional grazing for ammonia reduction

Registration can be done in many ways. Robotics companies are characterized by the use of high-quality technologies. How can this be used to achieve proper registration and thereby ensure assurance? 

• Mapping out the current registration options available

• How do livestock farmers view the different registration methods

• What are the advantages and disadvantages

• Testing alternatives in practice at 5 companies

• Evaluation, analysis, advice

• Disseminating alternatives and recommendations and creating support
  
  

The project ‘Robot & Grazing? We’ve got it covered!’ is an initiative of the Working Group Meerweiden and is carried out by NAJK, Aeres University of Applied Sciences, and Network GRONDig.