Quantifying the environmental performance of individual dairy farms - the Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment (ANCA)

H.F.M. Aarts; M.H.A. de Haan; J.J. Schroder; H.C. Holster; J.A. de Boer; Joan Reijs; J. Oenema; G.J. Hilhorst; L.B. Sebek; F.P.M. Verhoeven; B. Meerkerk

Quantifying the environmental performance of individual dairy farms - the Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment (ANCA)

H.F.M. Aarts, M.H.A. de Haan, J.J. Schroder, H.C. Holster, J.A. de Boer, Joan Reijs, J. Oenema, G.J. Hilhorst, L.B. Sebek, F.P.M. Verhoeven, B. Meerkerk

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Dairy farming is characterised by extensive fluxes of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P): large amounts of these elements cycle via feed, manure, soils and crops. Losses and exports in the form of milk, meat and manure are compensated for by purchased feeds and fertilisers. At this moment, farmers lack accurate insight into the impact of their management on the functioning of these cycles. We therefore developed the model ANCA, based on the results of the pilot farm network ‘Cows & Opportunities’ and the experimental farm ‘De Marke’. The ANCA model quantifies the main performance indicator related to the nutrient cycles. The ANCA model is based on verifiable input data that can be collected with little effort, as the model is to be used by commercial farmers whilst being fraud resistant. The model outcomes help dairy farmers to demonstrate towards authorities and the dairy industry that they have produced their milk in accordance with sustainability standards. From 2015 onwards, ANCA will serve as a licence to produce for any dairy farm in The Netherlands with a manure surplus (about 70% of the number of farms).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation Wageningen, the Netherlands 15-17 June 2015
Editors	A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar, H.F.M. Aarts, A. De Vliegher, A. Elgersma, D. Reheul, J.A. Reijneveld, J. Verloop, A. Hopkins
Place of Publication	Wageningen
Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
Pages	377-380
ISBN (Print)	9789090289618
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	18th EGF Symposium on Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems - Wageningen, Netherlands Duration: 15 Jun 2015 → 17 Jun 2015

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Name	Grassland Science in Europe
Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
Volume	20

Conference/symposium

Conference/symposium	18th EGF Symposium on Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Wageningen
Period	15/06/15 → 17/06/15

Keywords

ANCA, nutrient cycling assessment, dairy farming, sustainability standards

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Aarts, H. F. M., de Haan, M. H. A., Schroder, J. J., Holster, H. C., de Boer, J. A., Reijs, J., Oenema, J., Hilhorst, G. J., Sebek, L. B., Verhoeven, F. P. M., & Meerkerk, B. (2015). Quantifying the environmental performance of individual dairy farms - the Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment (ANCA). In A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar, H. F. M. Aarts, A. De Vliegher, A. Elgersma, D. Reheul, J. A. Reijneveld, J. Verloop, & A. Hopkins (Eds.), Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems: Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation Wageningen, the Netherlands 15-17 June 2015 (pp. 377-380). (Grassland Science in Europe; Vol. 20). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://edepot.wur.nl/407176

Aarts, H.F.M. ; de Haan, M.H.A. ; Schroder, J.J. et al. / Quantifying the environmental performance of individual dairy farms - the Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment (ANCA). Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems: Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation Wageningen, the Netherlands 15-17 June 2015. editor / A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar ; H.F.M. Aarts ; A. De Vliegher ; A. Elgersma ; D. Reheul ; J.A. Reijneveld ; J. Verloop ; A. Hopkins. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2015. pp. 377-380 (Grassland Science in Europe).

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Quantifying the environmental performance of individual dairy farms - the Annual Nutrient Cycling Assessment (ANCA). / Aarts, H.F.M.; de Haan, M.H.A.; Schroder, J.J. et al.
Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems: Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation Wageningen, the Netherlands 15-17 June 2015. ed. / A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar; H.F.M. Aarts; A. De Vliegher; A. Elgersma; D. Reheul; J.A. Reijneveld; J. Verloop; A. Hopkins. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2015. p. 377-380 (Grassland Science in Europe; Vol. 20).

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