Summary
This paper presents a farm platform approach designed to optimise temperate grazing-livestock systems through comprehensive multi-metric assessment. The research, as indicated by its focus, developed tools for quantifying trade-offs between productivity and environmental performance, supporting evidence-based farm management and future system innovations in pasture-based livestock farming.
UK applicability
Directly applicable to UK farming context, as the research addresses temperate grazing systems prevalent in British agriculture. The metrics framework and trade-off assessment approach would inform UK farm management practices and policy around sustainable intensification of grassland-based livestock production.
Key measures
Environmental and productivity metrics for grazing-livestock systems; soil health indicators; greenhouse gas emissions; nutrient cycling; water quality; farm-scale trade-off assessments
Outcomes reported
The study developed and applied a multi-metric farm platform approach to assess trade-offs between productivity, environmental performance, and sustainability outcomes in grazing-livestock systems. As suggested by the title, the work evaluated key performance indicators across soil, water, greenhouse gas, and nutrient cycling dimensions.
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