The UK Dairy Carbon Network is working with over 50 UK dairy farms to implement and assess practical, farm-ready solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
Led by AFBI and funded by DEFRA, the project is supported by a UK-wide consortium of leading research and industry partners.
The UK Dairy Carbon Network (UK-DCN) is launching its first open meetings for dairy farmers, with a series of practical, on-farm events demonstrating ways to improve efficiency, profitability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Grass has always done the heavy lifting on the Williamson farm near Scarva, Co Armagh. By putting milk from forage at the centre of their system, Ivan and Elaine Williamson, farming alongside their son Lewis, have built a herd capable of producing just over 9,000 litres from under 3.0 tonnes of concentrate per cow.
Understanding and reducing greenhouse gas emissions begins with access to reliable, real-world data. This sits at the heart of Newcastle University’s contribution to the project, drawing on its development of a novel ‘sniffer’ sensor system to monitor methane emissions from dairy cows.
Farm Liaison Officers, Jonathan McAleese and Stephen Shanks, have been discussing ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with their network of farms. Best Practice Forage and Grazing Management have emerged as popular choices.