Similarly dairy farms generate only about two thirds of the emissions per euro of output compared to sheep farms. Ammonia emissionsThe fact that ammonia emissions in Ireland come almost exclusively from agriculture means that any future national ammonia reduction target for Ireland would de facto have to be achieved by the agriculture sector. As with GHG emissions, dairy farms have the highest level of ammonia emissions on a per hectare basis. Non-dairy farm ammonia emissions have again remained relative static on a per hectare basis over the study period. However, the sector needs a step change in terms of its capacity to improve emissions intensity that would truly decouple emissions from production growth.

Source: Irish Independent April 07, 2019 05:03 UTC