Dr. Daniel Kusche

Dr. Daniel Kusche studied organic agricultural sciences in Kassel/Witzenhausen and Sydney and is particularly interested in food quality and animal husbandry. He carried out a system comparison between organic and conventional milk quality with regard to the effects of low- and high-input feeding on milk fat composition as well as research on the effects of (raw) milk consumption on health. Studies on the tolerability of preferred milk in children with food intolerances as part of his dissertation. Transdisciplinary collaboration with medicine, pharmacology and nutritional science. Intensive examination of the scientific viability of biodynamic research topics in organic farming. With particular interest in process development concepts according to O. Scharmer/ MIT (Theory U). 

Since 2014 coordination for biodynamic agriculture in research and teaching and lecturer for special tasks. Meanwhile working on the project "Benefits of organic farming for the environment and society" especially a meta-analysis on water protection from nitrate, phosphorus, pesticides and veterinary medicines. Before that: long-term research assistant and doctoral student at the endowed chair for biodynamic agriculture at the University of Kassel. Doctorate on the subject: "Investigations into the quality and compatibility of organic milk". Lecturer for many years on topics such as process and product quality in biodynamic agriculture, and has conducted numerous practical excursions on various agricultural topics at the University of Kassel. Seminar leader in the independent training program (NRW and Hesse) for biodynamic farmers and gardeners from 2011 to 2015. Board member of the GfgF. Extensive publication and lecture activities on the above-mentioned research topics. Many years of participation in the committees of the scientific self-administration of FB 11.

Publications (selection)

Müller, V., Herzig, C. and Kusche, D. (2021) Alternative certification paving the way to social innovation. In: Bautze L., Brock C., Code J., Derkzen P., Fritz J., Hach, A., Peschke J., Ravenscroft N., Sharmila Dass R., Spengler-Neff A., Swann R., von Diest S., Wahl V., Wirz J., Wright J., Florin J.M. (2021). Growing beyond resilience. Contributions 2nd International Conference on Biodynamic Research. August 30th to September 2nd 2021. Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland, Switzerland. S. 45

Kühnemann, A.; Simantke, C. and Kusche, D. (2021) Innovation culture in biodynamic practice on the example of mother bound calf rearing systems in Germany. In: Bautze L., Brock C., Code J., Derkzen P., Fritz J., Hach, A., Peschke J., Ravenscroft N., Sharmila Dass R., Spengler-Neff A., Swann R., von Diest S., Wahl V., Wirz J., Wright J., Florin J.M. (2021). Growing beyond resilience. Contributions 2nd International Conference on Biodynamic Research. August 30th to September 2nd 2021. Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland, Switzerland. S. 36

Heß, J.; Hoppe, J. and Kusche, D. (2020) Clear point on groundwater - In: Research and practice: Organic is better; Bioland, May issue, pp. 14-15

Kusche, D; Hoppe, J.; Hupe, A. and Heß, J. (2019) Water protection. In: Sanders, J. and Heß, J. (eds.) Leistungen des ökologischen Landbaus für Umwelt und Gesellschaft. 1st and 2nd revised and supplemented edition. Thünen Report 65, Braunschweig, (398 p.) pp. 25-55

Sanders, J., Brinkmann, J., Haager, D., March, S., Treu, H., Heß, J., Kusche, D., Hoppe, J., Hupe, A., Schmidtke, K., Jung, R., Gattinger, A., Weckenbrock, P., Freibauer, A., Levin, K., Brandhuber, R., Wiesinge, K., Hülsbergen, K.J., Chmelikova, L., Stein-Bachinger, K., et al. (2019) In the service of society. Organic farming(1) pp. 46-47

Kusche, D; Hoppe, J.; Hupe, A. and Heß, J. (2019) Performance of organic farming to avoid substance inputs into groundwater and surface water compared to conventional farming. In: Mühlrath, D.; Albrecht, J. ; Finckh, M. R.; Hamm, U.; Heß, J.; Knierim, U. and Möller, D. (eds.) Innovative thinking for a sustainable agriculture and food industry. Contributions to the 15th Scientific Conference on Organic Farming, Kassel, March 5-8, 2019, Verlag Dr. Köster, Berlin.

Abbring, S., Kusche, D.; Roos, T.C.; Diks, M.A.P.; Hols, G.; Garssen, J.; Baars, T.  and van Esch, B.C.A.M. (2019)  Milk processing increases the allergenicity of cow's milk-Preclinical evidence supported by a human proof-of-concept provocation pilot. Clin Exp Allergy. 2019 Jul; 49(7):1013-1025. doi: 10.1111/cea.13399

Kusche, D. (2019) Biodynamic Milk Quality in Germany and Human Health. In: V. Wahl, A. Hach, S. Sommer, P. Derkzen, C. Brock, J. Fritz, A. Spengler-Neff, U. Hurter, J.-M. Florin (2019) Evolving Agriculture and Food - Opening up Biodynamic Research. Contributions to the 1st International Conference on Biodynamic Research, Dornach, Switzerland

Jochum, S.; Zipp, K. and Kusche, D. (2019): Ethical considerations of consumers concerning the alternative system of mother/dam-bonded calf rearing in German dairy production. In: V. Wahl, A. Hach, S. Sommer, P. Derkzen, C. Brock, J. Fritz, A. Spengler-Neff, U. Hurter, J.-M. Florin (2019) Evolving Agriculture and Food - Opening up Biodynamic Research. Contributions to the 1st International Conference on Biodynamic Research, Dornach, Switzerland

Kusche, D.; Hermann, J. and Behrend, S. (2018) The organic-farm-effect - allergy preventive measures in the context of organic agriculture in early childhood years. Poster. Contributions to the 1st International Conference on Biodynamic Research, September 8th 2018, Dornach, Switzerland

Hermann, J.; Behrend, S. and Kusche, D. (2018) Farm effect + organic milk consumption against the background of the basic principle of health - The organic farm effect as a hypothesis for allergy prevention in the early childhood environment. Poster. Contributions to the 14th Scientific Conference on Organic Farming, University of Kassel, Germany

Kusche, D. (2016): Studies on the quality and tolerance of organic milk -Differentiability of biodynamic and conventional milk quality at farm level using analytical quality parameters and including tolerance tests in children with food allergies. Dissertation, University of Kassel, Kassel University Press, Germany, 177 p. urn :nbn:de:hebis:34-2016091550892

Kusche, D., Rübesam, K., Baars, T., Jahreis, G., Kuhnt, K., Rohrer and Nierop, A.F. (2015). Fatty acid profiles and antioxidants of organic and conventional milk from low- and high-input systems during outdoor period. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 95, 529-539. doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.6768

Coppa, M., Chassaing, C., Ferlay, A., Agarbriel, C., Laurent, C., Borreani, G., Barcarolo, R., Baars, A., Kusche, D., Harstad, O.M., Verbic, J., Golecky, J., Delavaud, C., Chilliard, Y. and Martin, B. (2015). Potential of milk fatty acid composition to predict diet composition and authenticate feeding systems and altitude origin of European bulk milk. Journal of Dairy Science 98, 1-13. doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8794

Coppa, M., Ferlay, A., Chassaing, C., Agarbriel, C., Glasser, F., Chilliard, Y., Borreani, G., Barcarolo, R., Baars, A., Kusche, D., Harstad, O.M., Verbic, J., Golecky, J. and Martin, B. (2013). Prediction of bulk milk fatty acid composition based on farming practices collected through on-farm surveys. Journal of Dairy Science 96, 4197-4211. doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-6379

Baars, A., Wohlers, J., Kusche, D. and Jahreis, G. (2012). Experimental Improvemant of cow milk fatty acid composittion in organic winter diets. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 92, 2883-2890. doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.5525

Kahl, J., Baars, T., Bügel, S., Busscher, N., Huber, M., Kusche, D., Rembialkowska, E., Schmid, O., Seidel, K., Taupier-Letage, B., Velimirov, A. and Zalecka, A. (2012). Organic food quality: a framework for concept, definition and evaluation from the European perspective. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 92, 2760-2765. doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.5640

Baars, T., Schröder, M., Kusche, D. and Vetter, W., (2012). Phytanic acid content and SRR/RRR diastereomer ratio in milk from organic and conventional farms at low and high level of fodder input. Organic Agriculture 2, 13-21. doi.org/10.1007/s13165-012-0021-z

Kusche, D. and Baars, T. (2011). Organic milk has potential, Bioland.

Kusche, D. and Baars, T. (2011). Differences in fatty acid and antioxidant profiles of milk from German biodynamic and conventional low- and high-input systems in summer and winter, in: Neuhoff, D., Halberg, N., Rasmussen, I.A., Hermansen, j., Sskeyewa, C., and Sohn, S.M. (eds.), IFOAM Proceedings - Organic is Life - Vol. 2. ISOFAR, Korea, pp. 170-172.

Kusche, D.; Busscher, N., Kahl, J. an Ploeger A. (2010) The concept of "structure" in the evaluation of food quality. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 2010, Vol. 27, pp. 95-105