8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

25-04-2022 | |
Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
Dairy farmers can reduce their carbon footprint and overall emission through a combination of nutrition and management-based strategies, according to the Net Zero and Livestock report. Mitigation goals can be met through manipulation of dietary composition to increase milk production and feed utilisation efficiency to inhibit CH4 emissions. Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strat


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