Mole Valley

One Northumberland dairy farmer has identified ways to potentially reduce the carbon footprint of purchased feed by a predicted 28% and, in doing so, help lower his overall environmental impact.

Lowering the protein in parlour concentrate has the potential to boost margin over purchased feed by 5p/cow/day and reduce predicted nitrogen excretion by 15 per cent on one Wiltshire farm.

Maximising milk production from every mouthful, careful selection of feed ingredients and reducing age at first calving can help dairy farmers reduce their carbon footprint.