Permanent grassland renovation after catch crop sowing

The farm employs a biological grazing system with 70 hectares dedicated to dairy cows, using hay and haylage as feed. Since 2015, permanent grasslands have been renovated using a four-stage sowing process involving cover crops, which are grazed five times before being destroyed to allow reseeding of multi-species permanent pastures. These pastures include ryegrass, crested dogstail, meadow foxtail, wood small-reed, white clover, red clover, alsike clover, chicory, and plantain. The method boosts milk yield to 5,000 liters per cow annually, reduces feeding costs, and ensures long-term clover persistence. Challenges include weather conditions at sowing time, lack of ploughing requiring thorough mechanical destruction of cover crops, and high organic seed costs. The system has proven effective in increasing production and improving efficiency.