Sugar crops replacing ryegrass for cows is a feed-transition example that links land use, livestock emissions and agricultural production choices. Feed composition can influence emissions, land demand and the way nutrients move through the farm system.
In the Gelderland agriculture context, this type of measure should be assessed alongside herd size, manure management, soil quality and regenerative practices. The value is not one crop choice in isolation, but the ability to redesign the farm system so that climate, soil and revenue models reinforce each other.