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Improving Farm Sustainability: Practical Tools for Farmers

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Farm Sustainability, Environmental challenges, Improving biodiversity
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2019-05-03
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Livestock Systems
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http://hdl.handle.net/11019/2091
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Improving Farm Sustainability: Practical Tools for Farmers. 2019, Teagasc, Carlow.
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Irish agriculture rightly has a global reputation for high environmental standards. However, these standards continue to become more stringent, and the expansion in dairying since milk quota removal is adding further pressure. Early action is key to meeting the environmental challenges of reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions, increasing carbon capture, improving water quality, protecting and improving biodiversity. There are a range of farm practices that dairy farmers can implement easily on their farms that can combine profitability gains while contributing to meeting these sustainability challenges. Some of these are outlined in this practical guide of what you can do on your farm to help meet the environmental challenges.
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