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Agripods How do agricultural journalists in Europe operate? How important are ag media? What are their problems. What can we learn from each other? The podcast Agripods informs you about this.  @EstherdeSnoo talked with collegues from several countries dutchroots.info/agripods-podca…

Very nice reflection of @Agroblogger on low budget trip to the Netherlands. See: enaj.eu/between-restri… #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj @Agrifirm @DSM @FrieslndCampina @LelyHolding @WURlivestock

@c_everaardt Dank, Chantal. We leiden (sinds 2018) enigszins ‘sluimerend bestaan’, dus wel logisch dat ‘t weinig bekendheid geniet. Dit najaar wellicht een volgende activiteit.

@DutchRoots2018 Ik wist niet dat jullie ‘bestonden’ maak voor regionale veel landbouw gerelateerde verhalen, volg beleid goed. Ga jullie volgen, dank.

Ik had best de 41ste willen zijn 😇

40 Europese landbouwjournalisten volgen een 2daagse, georganiseerd @NVLJ. Doel: stikstofprobleem in Ned. doorgronden vanuit meerdere perspectieven. Dag 1 @DairyCampus: wetenschap @WUR, politiek @BoerBurgerB, @LTONederland, toegepast onderzoek @Hogeschool_VHL, de sector en natuur.

Collecting #Bucketsfullofstories, those international group of over 20 journalist during two day trip (dutchroots.info/dutch-dairy-in…). Thanks to contribution and sponsorship of @Agrifirm @DSM @FrieslndCampina @LelyHolding @WURlivestock

@DSM representative Dennis Reijnders explains the #emissions challenges of the world, the contribution of dairy and the positive impact the sector can make to reduce emissions. @DutchRoots2018 @ENAJ_tweets

@DutchRoots2018 tour on emission in dairy: Jan Willem van Mourik of @FrieslndCampina addresses the role of the dairy company in rewarding the efforts farmers make to reduce emissions. @ENAJ_tweets @DSM

Andre Kleijstra in Hoornsterzwaag explains about role of the digester as part of their dairy operation. 'We jumped into the trial of Jump Start. Half of the village is supplied with gas from our digester. The plan is to be circular and be selfsuplying in manure.' @DutchRoots2018

Sietse de Jong van kaasboerderij De Deelen: 'We want to show how we farm to everyone'. @DutchRoots2018 @ENAJ_tweets

Gert Aerts of @LelyHolding explains about the #solutions Lely has to offer reducing emissions. 'It starts in the field and with the cow.' @DutchRoots2018 #dairy #reductionemission

@DutchRoots2018 The #ENAJ excursion on emission in dairy kicks off today with a visit to Eurpean Dairy Farmer Herman Miedema in Wyns. He tested several emission reducing floors. @WURlivestock tested the reduction achieved with this floor. #emissionreduction #Dairy

.@SjoerdHofstee leads paneldebate on the topic of the nitrogencrisis. What are the main problems? Are there any advantages maybe? How to find the way forward to get out of this crisis? The debate goes about facts, models, visions, plans, actions, etcetera #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj

Instead of thinking out of the box, we talked outside: is it possible to reduce the amount of water in the milk? So we can transport less product. It works! But the industry doesn’t adapts this type of innovations quickly. #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj

And there we go into the deep: what impact do various diets have in the methane emissions? Fresh grass grazed has 30% less emission compared to silage fed. But: only in spring, not in other seasons. This has partly to do with sugars. Yes: it’s complex… #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj

We’re getting into details now. How much protein in different parts of the diet? How is the protein balanced? How much mais or grass is fed? What part gets out through milk or is in manure returned on land? Saddly cows do lose some nitrogen… #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj #dairycampus

.@ErnstvdEnde: “on global scale we see great challenges, transformations in food production and consumption are needed. Demand for food is increasing, as well for biofuel, feed and biobased resources, while available agricultural land decreases” #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj

.@TrienkeElshof tells about challenges for (dairy) farmers as a result of the Dutch nitrogencrisis. “It will lead to less animals in ten years time. The question is in what amount and in what way? There has to be a healthy and strong value chain left” #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj

The tour for European journalists starts with an introduction of #dairycampus director Kees de Koning about demands from society and consumers, challenges and dilemmas for the dairy sector. “We need facilities like this, for research, tests and network” #dutchroots #nvlj #enaj