Climate action redraws the map for ambitious Irish farmers
Roadmap points to the end of Irish agricultural expansion Farmers can expect measures to control the number of animals and management of their manure Organic production is the main new expansion frontier in Irish farming, with an effective cap on livestock numbers, and use of nitrogen fertiliser to reduce by 20%. Wed, 16 Dec, 2020 - 10:37 Could Brexit halt the progress of Irish agriculture? It could, but it doesn’t matter, because climate action is going to do that anyway. “Any increase in biogenic methane emissions from continually increasing livestock numbers will put the achievement o...
Source: irishexaminer.com