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2026

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Green biorefineries (GBRs) aim to reduce reliance on imported feed by extracting protein from forage. Their environmental performance depends on co-product utilization, including the pulp which contains up to 70% of the original biomass dry matter. Using a life cycle assessment approach, we compared a conventional dairy system with two GBR-integrated systems differing in land availability for forage production, where pulp fraction replaced forage in cattle diets, adjusted using the Nordic Feed Evaluation System. Both GBR-integrated systems showed higher environmental impacts per kg milk than the conventional, driven by increased concentrate feed inputs or expanded land use for forage production to maintain milk production. Impact increased by up to 7% and 8% for global warming potential and land use, respectively, while other impact categories showed similar or even higher increases. Substituting soybean meal elsewhere with GBR-produced protein concentrate partially offset these impacts but was insufficient to reduce impacts below the conventional system. In a sensitivity analysis, neither a higher feeding value for pulp nor a higher-impact assumption for the avoided soybean meal alone was enough to bring impacts below the conventional system. Only when both were combined did global warming potential and land use fall below conventional, by 5%.

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Climate change will substantially impact agriculture, requiring the development of new crop cultivars adapted for resilience to future stresses. Developing a new crop cultivar is a decades-long process. Therefore climate change considerations must already be incorporated into breeding programs. National breeding programs have typically involved field trials in a single country, which has functioned satisfactorily during periods of stable climate variability. However, it is widely acknowledged that when field trial information across borders is made available, it can significantly aid plant breeding programs. This paper presents a pan-Nordic multi-environment dataset that consolidates national trial data and data from VCU (Value for Cultivation and Use) trials for spring barley, red clover, and potato, during 1970–2024. The dataset harmonizes information on yield across diverse environments, enabling comparative analyses and cross-regional assessments. By providing a unified resource for the Nordic region, this dataset supports the development of more resilient crop varieties and facilitates data-driven breeding strategies under changing climatic conditions.