Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe?

Ulrich Schmutz; Chris Firth; Francis Rayns; Clive Rahn

Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe?

Ulrich Schmutz, Chris Firth, Francis Rayns, Clive Rahn

Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience

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Abstract

Most fresh organic vegetables are produced in intensive rotations, which rely heavily on large inputs of nitrogen to maintain the yield and quality of produce demanded by
customers. Field vegetable crops often use nitrogen inefficiently and may leave large
residues of nitrogen in the soil after harvest, which can lead to damage to soil, water and air quality. The four-year project EU-ROTATE_N "Development of a model-based
decision support system to optimize nitrogen use in horticultural crops rotations across Europe" aims to reduce some of these problems. The project, led by HRI Wellesbourne, started in January 2003 and involves seven research organizations from countries in northern, central and southern Europe. Work includes the evaluation of the effects of varying levels of N supply on both product quality and farm income for organic and conventional rotations, as well as case studies for the evaluation of agricultural strategies with respect to N losses and economics for vegetable crops in Europe. This paper describes the work carried out at HDRA which focuses on farm economics and organic field vegetable rotations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Organic Farming: Science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping, on 20-22 April 2004
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the BGS/AAB/COR Conference held at the Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK 20-22 April 2004
Editors	A Hopkins
Publisher	British Grassland Society (BGS)
Pages	200-203
Number of pages	4
Volume	37
ISBN (Print)	9780905944845
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2004
Event	British Grassland Society/Association of Applied Biologists/ Colloquium of Organic Researchers Conference: Organic farming : science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping - Harper Adams University College, Newport, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Apr 2004 → 22 Apr 2004

Publication series

Name	BGS Occasional Symposium Series
Volume	37
ISSN (Print)	0572-7022

Conference

Conference	British Grassland Society/Association of Applied Biologists/ Colloquium of Organic Researchers Conference
Abbreviated title	BGS/AAB/COR Conference
Country	United Kingdom
City	Newport
Period	20/04/04 → 22/04/04

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Schmutz, U., Firth, C., Rayns, F., & Rahn, C. (2004). Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe? In A. Hopkins (Ed.), Organic Farming: Science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping, on 20-22 April 2004: proceedings of the BGS/AAB/COR Conference held at the Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK 20-22 April 2004 (Vol. 37, pp. 200-203). (BGS Occasional Symposium Series; Vol. 37). British Grassland Society (BGS).

Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe? / Schmutz, Ulrich; Firth, Chris; Rayns, Francis; Rahn, Clive.

Organic Farming: Science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping, on 20-22 April 2004: proceedings of the BGS/AAB/COR Conference held at the Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK 20-22 April 2004. ed. / A Hopkins. Vol. 37 British Grassland Society (BGS), 2004. p. 200-203 (BGS Occasional Symposium Series; Vol. 37).

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Schmutz, U, Firth, C, Rayns, F & Rahn, C 2004, Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe? in A Hopkins (ed.), Organic Farming: Science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping, on 20-22 April 2004: proceedings of the BGS/AAB/COR Conference held at the Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK 20-22 April 2004. vol. 37, BGS Occasional Symposium Series, vol. 37, British Grassland Society (BGS), pp. 200-203, British Grassland Society/Association of Applied Biologists/ Colloquium of Organic Researchers Conference, Newport, United Kingdom, 20/04/04.

Schmutz U, Firth C, Rayns F, Rahn C. Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe? In Hopkins A, editor, Organic Farming: Science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping, on 20-22 April 2004: proceedings of the BGS/AAB/COR Conference held at the Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK 20-22 April 2004. Vol. 37. British Grassland Society (BGS). 2004. p. 200-203. (BGS Occasional Symposium Series).

Schmutz, Ulrich ; Firth, Chris ; Rayns, Francis ; Rahn, Clive. / Can N Use and Farm Income be Optimized for Organic Field Vegetable Rotations in Europe?. Organic Farming: Science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping, on 20-22 April 2004: proceedings of the BGS/AAB/COR Conference held at the Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK 20-22 April 2004. editor / A Hopkins. Vol. 37 British Grassland Society (BGS), 2004. pp. 200-203 (BGS Occasional Symposium Series).

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