How can organic dairy farming address and improve biodiversity and healthy ecosystems?

ebook Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

By Dr Will Simonson

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This chapter explores the degree to which organic farming, and specifically organic dairy systems, has a part to play in biodiversity conservation in the land sparing-land sharing continuum of approaches. The chapter begins with a brief review of evidence for organic farming being nature-friendly, and the proposed mechanisms behind the relationships documented in the literature. The chapter also addresses the question of farmer attitudes and how these may co-vary with organic practice with important implications for biodiversity. These strands are then brought together into commentary on the way forward, including future research priorities.

How can organic dairy farming address and improve biodiversity and healthy ecosystems?