The DLG Committee for Feed and Substrate Preservation
The DLG Committee for Feed and Substrate Preservation consists of scientists, feed preservation advisors and dairy farmers. We deal with current requirements and developments in practice.
Goals and main areas of interest:
The DLG Committee for Feed and Substrate Preservation contributes to the improvement of coarse feed preservation and promotes the transfer of expertise from science to practice and vice versa.
Activities and areas of responsibility of the committee
- One public conference and one internal meeting with specialist excursion per year
- Working groups
- Indications of weaknesses and undesirable developments
- Recommendations for feed preservation in practice
- Quality strategies for coarse feed and quality evaluation
- Expert background committee for the DLG silage additive quality mark
Current topics
- Assessment of fermentation quality – re-evaluation of the DLG evaluation key
- Silage management – recommendations for quality control and hygiene measures at the silo
- Use of silage additives - measures to optimise the use of silage additives for specific feed and processes
- Feed conservation and sustainability – ideas for revitalising feed preservation research
Ing. Reinhard Resch
Höhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt Raumberg-Gumpenstein (HBLFA)
Institute of Crop Production and Cultural Landscape, Forage Conservation Department
Raumberg 38
8952 Irdning, Austria
Dr. Johannes Thaysen
Chamber of Agriculture Schleswig-Holstein
Grüner Kamp 15-17
24768 Rendsburg, Germany
Dr. Detlef Kampf
DLG Competence Center Agriculture
Eschborner Landstraße 122
60489 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel.: +49 69 24 788-320
D.Kampf@DLG.org