Ongoing research projects | Externwebben

NJV's research includes soil, plant and animal sciences. The department's current research projects are listed on this page. Click on a project to learn more about it and to see who is the responsible researcher.

Wet Grain in Package New method for packing, storing and handling of crimped ensiled grain.
Quality assesment for increased profitability in production of aged cheese There are several projects going on in the area. One aim is to study the quality and microflora of northern Swedish milk at farm and dairy level, and the impact of this on maturing time and sensoric traits of long-ripened cheese.
Mixenable The CORE Organic Cofund project MIX-ENABLE aims to deepen our understanding of organic mixed livestock farming (i.e. integrating two or more animal species) in Europe, to find sustainable and robust forms of the production, and to propose improved strategies.
Milk tasting of blueberry The taste and smell of milk can sometimes be disrupted. One of the problems is when the milk has the scent and taste of blueberries. This can affect the quality of an entire milk silo at the dairy and the quality of the products made of it.
Grazing under northern conditions Grazing can be a cheap way of feeding and, as the growing season gets longer, the possibility for increased use of this resource in northern areas is improving. There are however not many studies or data on grazing for dairy cows in northern Sweden.
Estimation of forage quality and botanical composition with hyperspectral and image analysis The objective of this study is to develop a remote sensing-based method to estimate both forage quality and botanical composition in grass-legume mixture stands in the field. As a consequence, the methods developed will assist better decision making on forage production.
Predicting the growth and quality of silage maize using models and spectroscopy The aim of this project is to use ecophysiological modelling based methods to predict agronomic and quality variables of silage maize in Sweden.
Oats for more sustainable milk production and a better environment Variation in enteric methane (CH4) emissions in lactating dairy cows has been attributed to both animal and dietary factors. Several strategies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) including CH4 based on dietary manipulation or feed additives have been suggested. However, implementation in practice has been limited due to high costs or adverse effects on performance. This project will investigate if a simple thing like inclusion of oats in the diet might work.
Modelling barley and oat production for improved management and reduced risk Cereal cultivation is a major share of agricultural production in northern European countries. Dependency of agricultural production on climate factors make agriculture an uncertain profession considering projected climate in coming decades. Such uncertainties have been observed in the recent past with inter-annual climatic variability and thus the crop yield.
Prorefine - New methods for producing high quality feed locally ProRefine is a new research project that aims to gain knowledge about local production of protein feed for monogastric animals in organic farming.
GrassRefine GrassRefine is a collaboration between the department for Agricultural Research in Northern Sweden and the Department for Forest Biomaterial and Technology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. We will develop systems for cropping, processing and characterisation of biomass from grass intercropped with legumes for different purposes.
Drone imaging for red clover phenotyping in plant breeding Drone acquired multispectral and RGB images will be used to estimate various breeding-related traits of red clover. This method would allow to significantly reduce the workload of breeding field operators and reduce the risk of operator bias, as remote sensing provide objective data.
Monitoring forage fields in Northern Sweden with satellite imagery Forage crops (predominantly mixed leys) are the most important crops in northern Sweden upon which the dairy production is based. Good farming practices include sufficient and efficient nitrogen (N) fertilisation, enabling high yields. Mapping the within and between fields variability of the biomass, N uptake and potentially also forage quality (digestibility and neutral detergent fibre) would help farmers to optimise their practices.
Decision support tool for silage maize cultivation in Sweden The aim of this project is to form a group to further work on the development of a project proposal for EIP agri. The innovation linked to this project will focus on the development of a decision support system for silage maize that would make this crop more cost efficient and sustainable.
Capturing Effects of Diet on Emissions from Ruminant Systems (CEDERS) Feed management in ruminant production systems strongly affects agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. CEDERS aims to (i) delineate dietary effects on various on-farm GHG sources and their trade-offs, at the farm and national scales; (ii) align national agricultural GHG inventory and mitigation research across an international consortium of partner/committed countries.

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