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Why using more fertiliser and feed does not necessarily raise dairy farm profits but increases climate harm

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Ma, Wanglin, Renwick, Alan, Bicknell, Kathryn
Date
2023-04-13
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Department of Global Value Chains and Trade
Keywords
dairy, efficiency, imported feed, intensification
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ANZSRC::300411 Fertilisers (incl. application), ANZSRC::370203 Greenhouse gas inventories and fluxes, ANZSRC::300210 Sustainable agricultural development, ANZSRC::300407 Crop and pasture nutrition, ANZSRC::300302 Animal management
Abstract
New Zealand is in an unusual position in the developed world when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. About half of all emissions come from agriculture, and almost a quarter can be attributed to biological emissions (nitrous oxide and methane) from the dairy sector.
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