Program
EGF2026 WG Grazing
Sunday, 12 April 2026
Overall theme: Resilience in grazing systems
Understanding how grazing and grazing-based systems can contribute to overall sustainability in Europe requires urgent attention. Grazing livestock play an important role and impact the ecosystem services that grasslands provide. Most of those ecosystem services will be lost if grazing livestock are removed from our grasslands.
We invite participants to share experiences, research, and practical strategies to strengthen the resilience of grazing systems across Europe. If you are interested in presenting at the EGF Working Group Grazing on Sunday 12th April please contact Deirdre Hennessy (deirdrehennessy@ucc.ie). In the afternoon, we will join with the WG Sensing for a field visit followed by a workshop to explore the role of sensing in grazing systems.
Agenda
08:30 Depart from Évora to Mitra campus
09:15 Welcome
09:20 Introduction – based on survey – where we are at in Europe in terms of grazing
09:40 Sub-theme 1 – Role of livestock
10:40 Coffee
11:00 Sub-theme 2 – Innovations
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Joint field visit at Mitra campus with Sensing WG and Group photo
15:00 Coffee
15:30 Joint workshop with Grazing Working Group
17:00 Closing and return to Évora Colégio Espírito Santo – UE for welcome drink
Contact
For questions or suggestions contact DeirdreHennessy@ucc.ie
