emissions in context: the milk roadmap & environmental plan for dairy farmers - hayley...
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This presentation formed part of the Farming Futures event 'Carbon & Farming - Putting Science into Practice'.29th July 2010TRANSCRIPT
Farming FuturesCarbon & Farming
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
Carbon & Farming
Hayley Campbell-GibbonsNFU Chief Dairy Adviser
Why should farmers improve?
• Government policy• Consumer demand
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
• Consumer demand• The bottom line
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
Environmental Credits in the bank
• Climate Change Act reduction targets of 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050
• Agriculture 11% contribution by 2022
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
• Agriculture 11% contribution by 2022• GHG action plan - based on efficiency and
monitored through Milk Roadmap• Government will regulate if progress is
poor by 2012
Consumer demand
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
The bottom line
• Biggest motivation is improving profitability• Economic and environmental sense
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members
• Productive agriculture must not be compromised
• WIN-WIN solutions!
Thank You
The NFU champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its farmer and grower members