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DLF's AgritaiN, one of DLF’s latest forage innovations, selected as a 2025 Sustainability Case
DLFs AgritaiN udvalgt som en af årets Børsen Bæredygtig Cases 2025


Denmark
May 5, 2025

We are thrilled to announce that AgritaiN, one of DLF’s latest forage innovations, has been selected as one of the 2025 Børsen Bæredygtig Cases – a recognition of tangible, scalable projects that contribute meaningfully to a more sustainable future.
 

DLF's AgritaiN selected as a 2025 Sustainability Case

 

The initiative from Børsen Bæredygtig highlights real-world solutions that can inspire new approaches to sustainability across sectors. With this recognition, AgritaiN is acknowledged as an agricultural innovation with the potential to make a measurable environmental impact.

AgritaiN is the result of DLF’s targeted research and plant breeding aimed at delivering climate-resilient and innovative solutions for modern agriculture. It is a specially bred variety of ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata) – a perennial herb traditionally found in pastures and known for its high nutritional value and palatability to livestock.

Initially developed by DLF in New Zealand and now introduced to the European market, AgritaiN contributes both to productivity and environmental performance in forage systems. It is a strong performer under varying soil and climate conditions, and a valuable component in perennial forage mixtures.

Reducing nitrogen leaching – naturally
AgritaiN supports climate-smart farming by reducing nitrate leaching by up to 89%, a critical priority in efforts to protect groundwater and aquatic ecosystems. It achieves this through four natural mechanisms:

  • Dilution: Increased water intake stimulates urination, dispersing nitrogen over a wider area.
  • Reduction: Shifts nitrogen excretion from urine to faeces and animal products like milk and meat.
  • Delay: Secondary compounds slow the conversion of ammonium to nitrate in soil.
  • Inhibition: Root exudates suppress nitrifying bacteria, further delaying nitrate formation.

These mechanisms work in concert to keep nitrogen in the root zone longer, increasing uptake by plants and reducing environmental loss.

Meeting the future with innovation
AgritaiN is gaining strong interest across Europe as part of the growing movement towards multi-species and herb-rich swards. It exemplifies DLF’s commitment to combining scientific excellence with practical impact – enabling farmers to meet the challenges of productivity, climate adaptation, and environmental responsibility.

We are honoured by the recognition from Børsen Bæredygtig and will continue to drive innovation that supports a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector.

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DLFs AgritaiN udvalgt som en af årets Børsen Bæredygtig Cases 2025

Vi er stolte over at AgritaiN, en af DLFs nyeste og mest lovende nyheder inden for grovfoder, er blevet udvalgt som én af Børsen Bæredygtigs Cases 2025 – der anerkender konkrete og skalerbare projekter, der bidrager aktivt til en mere bæredygtig fremtid.

Initiativet fra Børsen Bæredygtig har til formål at fremhæve løsninger, der kan realiseres i praksis og inspirere til udviklingen af nye, bæredygtige tiltag på tværs af sektorer. Udvælgelsen af AgritaiN markerer dets potentiale til at skabe mærkbare miljøforbedringer i landbruget.

AgritaiN er resultatet af DLF’s målrettede forskning og planteforædling med fokus på klimarobuste og innovative løsninger til moderne landbrug. Det er en forædlet variant af lancetbladet vejbred (Plantago lanceolata) – en flerårig urt, som er kendt for sit høje næringsindhold og store ædelyst blandt husdyr.
AgritaiN er udviklet i DLF’s forædlingsprogram i New Zealand og lanceres nu på det europæiske marked. Planten er tørketolerant, velegnet til forskellige klima- og jordbundsforhold og en værdifuld komponent i flerårige græs- og urteblandinger.

Markant reduktion af nitratudvaskning – på naturlig vis
AgritaiN har dokumenteret effekt på reduktion af nitratudvaskning med op til 89 % – et centralt fokusområde i indsatsen for at beskytte vandmiljøet og sikre rent grundvand. Det sker gennem fire naturlige mekanismer:

  • Fortynding: Øget urinproduktion fordeler kvælstoffet over et større areal.
  • Reduktion: Mere kvælstof omdannes til fæces, mælk og kød i stedet for at udskilles i urinen.
  • Forsinkelse: Sekundære plantestoffer hæmmer omdannelsen af ammonium til nitrat i jorden.
  • Begrænsning: Rodudskillelser hæmmer nitrifikationsbakterier og forsinker nitratformation.

Samlet giver det planterne bedre mulighed for at optage næringsstofferne og mindsker dermed risikoen for udvaskning.

Fremtidens krav mødes med innovation
AgritaiN er godt i gang med at blive introduceret i Europa – drevet af interessen for flerårige, artsrige fodermarker og behovet for at reducere miljøbelastningen fra landbruget. Produktet illustrerer DLF’s ambition om at forene forskning, bæredygtighed og landbrugets behov i praksis. Læs mere om AgritaiN her 

Vi er glade for anerkendelsen fra Børsen Bæredygtig og ser det som en opmuntring til fortsat at levere løsninger, der understøtter et mere robust og klimavenligt landbrug.

 



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Published: May 5, 2025

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