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Irish milk is some of the most sustainable milk in the world - but climate mitigation practices can reduce its carbon footprint even further. We help farmers implement these practices by quantifying potential farm-specific environmental and economic impacts.

Hi Hannah, we agree (Fig 1). We are not saying total emissions are decreasing but that the rate of CH4 emissions per unit product is decreasing. This is because milk production per cow is increasing at a higher rate (Fig 2) due to N inputs but also improved management.

Irish milk production is increasing, but the management efficiency of farmers is causing a significant reduction in the intensity of the main GHG emitter from the dairy industry, enteric fermentation. We aim to monetise those reductions for the farmer.

Welcome to our Twitter account! Our goal is to increase the resilience of rural communities by facilitating the cost-effective decarbonisation of the dairy sector. It's time that farmers get the credit they deserve for the hard work they put into their green practices.