European Grassland Symposium 2025
EGF 2025 Symposium Themes
The three themes for the symposium are:
Theme 1 – Agronomic considerations of multi-species swards
Theme 2 – Animal production impacts of multi-species swards
Theme 3 – Impacts of multi-species swards on the environment
Topics included under the three themes are listed below.
Theme 1: Agronomic considerations of multi-species swards
This may include but is not restricted to:
- Extension of the growing season
- Morphological specificities, like rooting depth, to adapt to climatic changes
- Species mix complexity
- Productivity response to plant diversity
- Yield stability
- Grazing effects, e.g. effect of grazing rotation length and sward management on sward composition
- Conservation techniques for multi-species swards
- Designing mixtures for specific purposes and locations
Theme 2: Animal production impacts of multi-species swards
This may include but is not restricted to:
- Nutritive analysis – analytical techniques
- Nutritive value
- Digestive efficiency, e.g. degradability of components (protein, fibre)
- Animal health and welfare, e.g. benefits of tannins, anthelmintic properties
- Feeding behaviour, e.g. grazing selection
Theme 3: Impacts of multi-species swards on the environment
This may include but is not restricted to:
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Methane emissions and rumen fermentation characteristics
- Resilience to environmental disturbance
- Water security
- Plant protection in crop rotations
- Carbon sequestration
- Soil structure and health
- Prevention of soil erosion
- Fauna diversity/biodiversity
- Nutrient cycling, e.g. fertiliser inputs, use of slurry and farmyard manure, legacy effects in arable rotations, denitrification inhibitors
EGF 2025 Partners and Sponsors
BGS EGF 2025
BGS is a membership organisation which acts as a communication forum, through events and publications, for the profitable and sustainable use of grass and forage. It brings together all those with an active interest in the science and practice of grass and forage production and utilisation; research workers, farmers, advisers, teachers and technical members of the agricultural industry.
EGF
The European Grassland Federation is a forum for students, research workers, advisors, teachers, industry representatives, farmers, policy makers and other people with active interest in all aspects of grassland in Europe. These aspects include utilisation and management of all types of grasslands for production and other ecosystem services.