AGRICULTURAL NEWS - The negative environmental impacts of dairy farming are well-established and widely researched. They include loss of biodiversity, eutrophication, ammonia and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and inefficient resource use.
The question is, what practices can be implemented to reduce these impacts while ensuring the long-term profitability of farms?
Society wants food at a lower environmental cost, while farmers are challenged with adverse climatic conditions, difficult market conditions and an uncertain political climate.
The research was conducted using data collected by Trace & Save (traceandsave.com) for the Woodlands Dairy Sustainability Project.
