"Livestock farming practices that contribute to nature conservation and biodiversity" seminar

On 13 December, Latvian beef cattle breeders gathered in Ķekava at the Dole folk's house for a seminar on sustainable livestock farming practices. The seminar was organised by the Latvian Fund for Nature in cooperation with KS Latvijas Liellops.

The main topic of the seminar was regenerative or regenerative animal husbandry. It is a sustainable farming practice, integrating nature and production interactions - both the farmer and nature benefit. It is based on improving soil health, ecosystem diversity and sustainability and offers solutions for climate change mitigation, food security and sustainable land management.

Participants had the opportunity to learn from practitioners – Mārcis Peterhof (Kuršmala Ltd) and Airi Külvet (Puutsa Farm, MTÜ Liivimaa Lihaveis (Estonia)) about regenerative or regenerative livestock farming practices - different types of winter grazing, including bale grazing and summer rotational grazing and the use of beef cattle production, with the aim of farming in an environmentally friendly way and reducing production costs at the same time.

Livestock farmers were also informed about the results of feeding cattle on grass-based forages. And there was also an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the sector.

During the lunch break, participants had the opportunity to taste the beef products offered by KS Latvijas Liellops.