n° 104 Grazing livestock - January 2026

n°104 Grazing livestock : the contribution of biodiversity, from soils to landscapes - January 2026

This issu follows on from the Carrefour de l'innovation agronomique, forum dedicated to Grazing livestock : the contribution of biodiversity, from soils to landscapes event that took place on 12 December 2024 at the Institut Agro in Rennes, France. It provide an update on knowledge and feedback showing the trajectories of agroecological livestock farms that make the most of wild and domestic biodiversity and the interactions between them. The development of agroecological practices is necessary to adapt agri-food systems to climate change and its impacts, and to mitigate their environmental impact. Biodiversity has been identified as a key factor in the sustainability of farming systems in their environmental ecosystems, combining the genetic diversity of domestic species with that of wild species. This Agronomic Innovation Forum will present results on domestic biodiversity in herbivore farming and the environmental biodiversity impacted and mobilised, from the scale of soils to that of landscapes.

Summary

Thierry CAQUET, 2026 - The benefits of biodiversity for livestock farming
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 1-14
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art01-GB

Sandra NOVAK, Fabien BOURGOIN, Franck CHARGELEGUE, Guillaume AUDEBERT, Rémy DELAGARDE & Marine CURTIL-DIT-GALIN, 2026 - OasYs, a dairy cattle system based on the diversity of forage resources
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 14-24
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art02-GB

Bertrand DUMONT, Pascal CARRERE, Anne FARRUGGIA, Lucie ALLART, Vincent OOSTVOGELS & Raimon RIPOLL-BOSCH, 2026 - Biodiversity in the grass-based systems of Massif Central PDO areas
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 25-36
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art03-GB

Servane LEMAUVIEL-LAVENANT, Corentin IRIEN & Jean-François ODOUX, 2026 - The role of livestock farming in the conservation of wet grasslands and the ecosystem services they provide
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 37-48
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art04-GB

Eric KERNEIS, 2026 - The Brouage marsh grasslands: a resource for livestock farming and biodiversity
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 49-60
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art05-GB

Justine FAURE, Lucile MONTAGNE, Maylis DUMINIL , Lorraine DAUNY, Lucie GONTIER, Manon CHEVALIER & Lou-Ann BARRIER, 2026 - Designing and evaluating livestock farming systems that promote biodiversity: example of a student project
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 61-72
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art06-GB

Hayo MG van der WERF, Aymeric MONDIERE, Jean-François GLINEC, Frédéric SIGNORET & Michael S. CORSON, 2026 - Herbivore farms that promote biodiversity: a model for the future
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 73-85
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art07-GB

Corentin BABIN, Sandrine ESPAGNOL, Joël AUBIN, 2026 - Assessing the impacts of agricultural activities on biodiversity: analysis of assessment methods
Innovations Agronomiques 104, 86-98
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2026-vol104-art08-GB