Including peatland pastures will at least double climate gas emissions from Dairy Farms
Drained peatlands are a blind spot when calculating emissions from milk production. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), assessing the “cradle-to-gate” emissions from milk production, guides both policy and farm-level decisions. When peatlands are turned into pastures, the emissions are commonly not included in the carbon footprint from milk produced on such areas. Peat soils account for […]
Evaluating Climate-Smart Practices on Kenyan Dairy Farms
Aim to enhance milk productivity and reduce GHG emissions. Researchers have assessed the cost-benefit and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions of climate-smart management interventions on 666 dairy farms in Kenya. These interventions aim to enhance milk productivity while simultaneously reducing GHG emissions. The project builds on previous research conducted on small dairy farms in Costa […]
Measuring the economic and environmental impact of low carbon dairy farms
Circular pasture-based dairy production. On the Solohead Research Farm in Ireland, Teagasc Livestock Systems are testing systems of pasture-based dairy production with minimal external inputs, and as much internal circularity as possible. Solohead Farm is a hub in a network of 30 commercial Low Carbon Dairy Farms (LCD farms) who wants to implement similar […]