The BovINE project’s Knowledge Hub containing more than 400 posts of validated research and ‘on farm’ good practices has logged 2,000 visits by individual users accessing 25,000+ page views in less than a year.
Through national activities, BovINE launches its awareness initiative to ensure more beef farmers and their advisors take advantage of the freely available knowledge and practical advice on the Knowledge Hub.
Many farmers across Europe, together with their business and specialist advisers, have already accessed knowledge on the BovINE Knowledge Hub organised across the four main themes of animal health & welfare, socioeconomic resilience, production efficiency & meat quality and environmental sustainability.
Professor Maeve Henchion, Co-ordinator of the BovINE Network project says:
“The BovINE Knowledge Hub holds a wealth of knowledge validated through ‘on farm’ demonstrations and practice and through research. With the beef farming sector and community challenged across many fronts, it is essential that the knowledge needed to meet the expectations of regulators, the market and consumers to improve the sustainability of the sector reaches those who need and will use it – the farmers.
The BovINE Knowledge Hub is an excellent source of information for farming support and advisory networks as well as for farmers directly. Through national meetings across Europe in September and October, organised by BovINE partners, more beef farmers will be provided with direct links to the Knowledge Hub, enabling them to access and utilise the information they need.”
Running alongside the nine BovINE national meetings for farmers and their advisers is a communications campaign across social and the specialist media in all languages utilising content from the Knowledge Hub on topics particularly pertinent to each country. The meetings are being organised in Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Through visitors’ own internet browser, the content on the Knowledge Hub can be translated into multiple languages.
Łukasz Karmowski, beef farmer from Poland and member of the BovINE Network recommends other farmers join and access the Knowledge Hub:
“The BovINE Knowledge Hub is something very useful as I can find answers for my problems and questions. The BovINE project is really important for the whole beef sector in Europe but for me personally too. I had really great experiences so far … some of them helped me to run my production.”
John Dunne, suckler and beef farmer, Co Laois, Ireland supports the collaborative opportunities of the Hub: “Joined up thinking across EU member states has major potential. As farmers, advisors and researchers, we could achieve so much more working together and sharing knowledge in the EU. BovINE provides an ideal hub to facilitate this.”
Join the BovINE Awareness initiative on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and access the ‘BovINE Bitesize’ beef farming nuggets linked to the Knowledge Hub and aimed at driving the sustainability of European beef farming.
