carbon

The National Farmers’ Union says GWP* provides a measure of the behaviour of methane in the atmosphere and its net contribution to global warming to a greater degree of accuracy. Photo: Twan Wiermans
06-06-2023 | News

Calls for new methane metric to be used for GHG calculations

Dairy cow numbers in Ireland have risen since the abolishment of milk quotas in April 2015 with numbers currently totalling 1.5 million head. Photo: Chris McCullough
06-06-2023 | News

Irish gov. suggests culling 65,000 cows yearly due to emissions

Farmers hold a unique power to be an innovative part of the solutions to climate change. Photo: Ronald Hissink
16-02-2023 | News

Sustainable dairy: Establishing net-zero farms

There are a number of other actions farmers can take to reduce the carbon footprint. Photo: Chris McCullough
24-10-2022 | News

How dairy farms can reduce carbon footprint

Photo: Ellinbank
30-05-2022 | Article

Who will win the dairy carbon-neutrality race?

The carbon impact of food is not taking account of nutrient value but simply being based on quantity of products. Photo: Shutterstock
17-05-2022 | News

Dangers of restricting dairy output amid carbon concerns

Dairy Global 2: The carbon neutrality race is on!
12-05-2022 | News

Dairy Global 2: The carbon neutrality race is on!

For dairy farmer Justin Telford, power bills became an increasingly significant spend. Photo: Rabobank
21-02-2022 | Article

How much are solar systems saving dairy farmers?

Mark Reed, Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship at SRUC, which has led the £1.5m project, said: “These findings are important because they show the important role hedgerow planting can play in meeting net zero targets. Photo: Wick Natzijl
15-02-2022 | News

Dairy farmers reaping the benefits of private investment

(L-R) Mario Frese, farmer; Corinna Weinmiller, sustainability manager at Nestlé Germany; and Markus Frank from Nürtingen University – HfWU. Photo: Nestlé
03-02-2022 | Article

A German dairy farm’s net-zero journey with Nestlé