The farm's herd size is determined by what they can manage to feed with self-produced feed, according to SVT Sörmland, which reported Eva von Heideken's description of this approach. On an organic farm, chemical fertilizer cannot be used; instead, they fertilize with manure, as confirmed by official sources. According to SVT Sörmland, Eva von Heideken described those who maximize milk production as having cows like elite athletes, while her cows are more like everyday exercisers.
Chemical fertilizer is more concentrated and efficient, yielding more food and consequently more milk, according to official sources. Given the vulnerability of farmers due to the world situation, Eva von Heideken hopes more will switch to organic production, official sources indicate. According to SVT Sörmland, she described organic farmers as managing and being a robust society.
The herd is what we can manage to give the animals self-produced feed.
Eva von Heideken and other organic farmers are affected by wars around the world, primarily regarding fuel, with diesel prices impacting her the most, according to official sources. Sharply increased prices for chemical fertilizer have a significant impact on many farms, official sources report. The exact impact of chemical fertilizer price increases on conventional farms and how many farmers are currently switching to organic production remain unknown, as do specific measures to support vulnerable farmers and quantitative comparisons of harvest sizes without chemical fertilizer.
It is diesel prices that affect the most.
Those who maximize milk production and their cows are like elite athletes, while our cows are a bit more like everyday exercisers.
We organic farmers manage, we are a robust society.