Grassland use in Europe - A syllabus for young farmers - Grand Format

Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar is professor at Aeres University of Applied Sciences in Dronten, the Netherlands. In the last 25 years, she has been researching grazing, ecosystem services, grass and forage management, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable production systems. She is leading the Working Group "Grazing" of the European Grassland Federation. Leanne Bastiaansen-Aantjes is lecturer and researcher at Aeres University of Applied Sciences in Dronten, the Netherlands.
She has been part of the research team since 2017. Her main focus is on grazing and grassland management. Fergus Bogue works at Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. Its mission is to support science-based innovation in the agri-food sector and wider bio-economy that will underpin profitability, competitiveness and sustainability. Michael O'Donovan is Head of Grassland Science since 2008 in Teagasc.
Based at Teagasc Moorepark, he continues to promote efficient grassland management and utilisation as key practise for Irish and European grassland farmers. Christian Huyghe is Scientific Director for Agriculture at INRA, the French Institute for Agronomic Research. Since 1987, he has been involved in projects on grain legumes, and forage legumes and grasses. He is involved in partnership with the Technical Institutes and in support to public policies.