Managing nutrient in organic farming system: reliance on livestock production for nutrient management of arable farmland

Foissy, Damien; Vian, Jean-François; David, Christophe

doi:10.1007/s13165-014-0060-8

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“…Goulding et al (2000) calculated a nutrient budget for one mixed farm in England (upland farm with sheep and suckler beef) and reported a deficit of 0.2 kg P ha -1 . In a study in France Foissy et al (2013) reported average P deficits of 4.6 kg P ha -1 for six mixed farms in the county of Lorrain where milk and cereals were the main exports. The study by Watson et al (2002) summarized previously published farm scale nutrient budget information for six mixed farms in Germany, New Zealand and Norway, and reported an average P deficit of 2.4 kg P ha -1 year -1 .…”

Section: Factors Influencing Soil P Status On Organically Managed Fiementioning

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Phosphorus availability on many organically managed farms in Europe

Cooper

Reed

Hörtenhuber³

et al. 2017

Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst

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Maintaining sufficient soil phosphorus (P) levels for non-limiting crop growth is challenging in organic systems since off-farm inputs of P are restricted. This study assessed the status of P on organic farms in Europe using soil test results for extractable P. Data was obtained from published literature, unpublished theses, and various national and regional databases of soil test values. Most of the data (15,506 observations) came from field scale soil tests, but in some cases (1272 observations) values had been averaged across a farm. Farm scale and field scale data were analysed separately and the impact of farm type (arable, dairy, grassland, horticulture, mixed, poultry, unknown) was assessed. Soil test results were assigned to P classes from very low (P class 1) to very high (P class 5). The farm scale data came primarily from Norway, Sweden and Switzerland and did not indicate deficiencies in extractable P; 93% of farms fell into class 3 or above. The majority of the field scale data came from Germany and indicated 123Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst (2018) 110:227-239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-017-9894-2 sufficient or higher levels of P availability for arable and grassland systems on 60% of fields; the remaining fields had low or very low available P. Adaptations in organic systems may improve P uptake and utilization efficiency allowing yields to be maintained in the short-term, nevertheless there is cause for concern about the long-term P sustainability of some organic farming systems in Europe. This highlights the need to reassess allowable P inputs in organic farming systems to improve overall sustainability.

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Phosphorus availability on many organically managed farms in Europe

Cooper

Reed

Hörtenhuber³

et al. 2017

Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst

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“…Organic agriculture is a production system which relies on ecosystem management and ecological processes rather than on the external flow of agricultural inputs (Foissy et al, 2013). In the organic farming systems, it is important to improve soil fertility and at the same time to protect and improve soil physical condition for its healthy functioning.…”

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“…For other major and micronutrients more consideration needs to be given to acceptable sources for organic production. On organic farms, where the importation of materials to build and maintain soil fertility is restricted, it is important that a balance between inputs and outputs of nutrients is achieved to ensure both short-term productivity and long-term sustainability (Watson et al, 2002;Foissy et al, 2013).…”

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The importance and profitability of farmyard manure application to an organically managed crop rotation

Järvan

Vettik

Tamm

2017

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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The benefit from organically cultivated crops is strongly related to the maintenance of soil fertility based to a great extent on the soil organic matter content. Farmyard manure (FYM) is one of the more valuable organic fertilizers maintaining soil fertility in the systems of alternative agriculture. To investigate the influence of FYM from several aspects, a field experiment was carried out on a sandy loam Albic Stagnic Luvisol (LVab-st). A five-year crop rotation (potato → oats → barley → clover → rye) was organically managed without manure (ORG) and with manure (ORGFYM) treatments. 8.3 t ha -1 of organic dry matter as solid cattle farmyard manure was spread prior to the rye stubble ploughing for potato grown the next year. For the both treatments, the whole mass of clover and straw was ploughed into the soil. During a seven-year experimental period, no significant changes were found in the soil organic carbon (C org ) content. For the ORG treatment, a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in potassium, copper and boron contents in the soil occurred. The application of FYM significantly increased the contents of phosphorus and magnesium in the soil. Under the influence of FYM, the yields of potato, oats and barley increased by 52, 23 and 10 %, respectively; this allowed us to gain an extra 30 GJ metabolizable energy during the crop rotation. The economic calculations showed that the application of farm own manure was profitable even if the yield was sold as a non-organic product. If the yield is sold as an organic product, it would be profitable if the transportation distance of purchased manure to the fields is up to 15 km.

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“…Organic agriculture relies on ecosystem management and ecological processes rather than on the external flow of agricultural inputs (Foissy et al 2013). Synthetic inputs are replaced with site-specific management practices to balance input and output nutrients to ensure short-term productivity and long-term sustainability.…”

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Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Botanical Composition of Grassland, Herbage Yield and Quality

Štýbnarová¹,

Mičová²,

Fiala³

et al. 2014

Agriculture (Pol'nohospodárstvo)

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The aim of this study was to assess the effects of organicfertilizers (cow manure + dung water; cattle slurry) applied in different annual doses of nitrogen (54, 84 and 120 kg/ha) by different intensities of grassland utilization (extensive – two cuts per year, medium intensive – three cuts per year, intensive – four cuts per year) on percentage of plant functional groups, dry matter yield, and forage quality. The study was performed on small-plot trial over 7 years on moderately moist grassland in the Czech Republic. The proportion of legumes was significantly higher in the treatments fertilized with cow manure + dung-water combined with medium intensive utilization and intensive utilization (10.2% and 10.3%, respectively). Fertilization significantly increased dry matter yields by 51.9% (cow manure + dung water) and 56% (cattle slurry) compared with unfertilized controls (4.81 t/ha). Grasslands fertilized with cattle slurry showed significantly higher concentration of crude protein (142.9 g/kg) compared with unfertilized (126.4 g/kg). Extensive grassland utilization significantly affected the increase of crude fibre concentration (up to 282.1 g/kg), and decrease of the energy value (up to 4.68 MJ g/kg of NEL). Organic matter digestibility was also negatively influenced by extensive grassland utilization (61.0%, 65.42% and 67.44% for the extensive, medium intensive and intensive utilization, respectively). Our findings suggested that medium intensive and intensive grassland utilization by the organic fertilization, which corresponded to annual doses of nitrogen of 84 and 120 kg/ha were the most suitable from the viewpoint of animal nutrition.

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Managing nutrient in organic farming system: reliance on livestock production for nutrient management of arable farmland

Cited by 28 publications

References 29 publications

Phosphorus availability on many organically managed farms in Europe

Phosphorus availability on many organically managed farms in Europe

The importance and profitability of farmyard manure application to an organically managed crop rotation

Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Botanical Composition of Grassland, Herbage Yield and Quality

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