Summary
Harris et al. (2017) present a structured farm platform approach to evaluate temperate grazing-livestock systems through integrated, multi-domain metrics capable of assessing whole-farm performance across productive, environmental and sustainability domains. The framework establishes a methodology for quantifying trade-offs between competing objectives, as suggested by the title and authorship. This work aims to support evidence-based optimisation and innovation in UK and Northern European pastoral farming systems rather than reporting empirical field data.
UK applicability
The framework is explicitly designed for UK and Northern European temperate grazing systems and directly supports UK pastoral farm management optimisation and policy-informed innovation. The integrated metrics approach is likely applicable to UK pastoral farming contexts, though uptake would depend on practical adoption by extension services and farm advisors.
Key measures
Multi-domain metrics for whole-farm assessment of trade-offs between production, environmental and sustainability outcomes in grazing-livestock systems
Outcomes reported
The study developed a systematic farm platform approach using integrated, multi-domain metrics to evaluate temperate grazing-livestock systems. The framework quantifies trade-offs between productive, environmental and sustainability objectives without reporting empirical field results.
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