Siesta grazing for robotic milking and grass quality improvement
Optimising grazing time and milk production on a 35-hectare dairy farm with robotic milking
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Detail description
Christian Swolfs, a Woudrichem-based farmer, manages a 35-hectare mixed farm with 60 dairy cows using a robotic milking system. He optimizes grazing through siesta-grazing with a selection gate, applying strip-grazing in spring and autumn and continuous grazing in summer. Grassland improvements include clover reseeding for nitrogen fixation and level-controlled drainage for drought resilience. The interview is available on YouTube.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
Grazing4AgroEcology
European Network to promote grazing and to support grazing-based farms on their economic and ecologic performances as well as on animal welfare
- Location
- Netherlands
- Authors
- ZLTO
- Purpose
- Implement best practices, Adopt innovative practices, Learn and develop skills
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Jun 30, 2025
- Origin language
- Dutch
- Official project website
- Grazing4AgroEcology
- License
- CC BY
- Keywords