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Foreword
Sustainability means efficiency and increasing efficiency returns more profit. That is how we must approach the drive towards achieving net-zero emissions in the dairy sector. Let us not forget we are already doing a good job significantly ahead of other parts of the world.
The global average for emissions produced per litre of milk is 3 kg of Co2e/litre of milk. In the UK we are already less than half that figure at 1.25KG Co2e/litre with many farms well below 1 KG before we account for emissions sequestered by woodland, hedgerows, and managed grazing.
To continue reducing the carbon footprint of milk, we can continue to work on the emissions themselves but let’s not forget, anything we can do to extend the productive lifetime of a dairy cow has a positive impact on the emissions calculation as this increases the lifetime yield.
Against a background of unprecedented increasing input costs, namely feed, fuel and fertiliser, the importance of whole farm efficiency has never been more important. As summer approaches our in-house specialists will examine 3 key areas of farm efficiency to achieve sustainable milk production.