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knowledge amongst farmers and veterinarians, both about herbal grassland management and the safety of herbal products. The Dutch government has invested in the spread of knowledge on natural remedies via so-called Barn-books. Since 2018 NLF in the Netherlands has trained farmers and veterinarians on the safe use of herbal products and herbal grassland management.


Roadmap on improving milk quality In dairy development the main focus has been on maximising cattle productivity and milk quantity. At this point in time the crisis with AMR obliges the sector to look beyond this and fo- cus on both milk quantity and milk quality. Meanwhile, knowledge and skills about practical ways to reduce the use of antibiotics at farm level without harming cattle health and wellbeing are lacking. The strategic collaboration headed by NLF has brought about a new road map on improving cattle health and milk quality. Now that proof of concept about the NLF approach is available – in both smallholder and large-scale dairy systems – it is time for upscaling the approach into mainstream dairy policies, extension and education. For this, NLF is reaching out to NGO’s, government, research


In the Netherlands NLF has focused on training dairy farmers on managing herbs in grassland and veterinarians on safe the use of herbal products.


institutes and funding agencies, while organising webinars, field level pilots and international exchanges.


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