Regulatory and Technical
Reducing Emissions from Agriculture: Advisor Workshop
Objectives
• To build on existing knowledge and develop a rich understanding to confidently advise farmers on best practice for achieving GHG and ammonia targets.• To develop a comprehensive understanding of the current GHG and Ammonia challenges faced in agriculture and the significance of employing sustainable measures.
• To gain an understanding of the MACC measures and demonstrate the ability to adopt the most and least cost-effective approaches to mitigation.
• To investigate why nitrogen efficiency is key to decreasing agricultural GHG and ammonia emissions.
• To gain the knowledge and skills to be able to develop a strategic approach to managing Nitrogen.
• To evaluate the functional importance of using protected Urea and adopting LESS technologies to reduce Nitrogen loss and increase profitability.
• To inform participants of new developments and current measures available for pollution control when managing land.
• To understand and interpret strategies for improving carbon efficiency.
Content includes
- Foodwise and Sustainability Update
- Explaining the MACCs
- Managing Nitrogen
- More of LESS
- Strategies for Pollution Control
- Role of Forestry in GHG Emissions
- Breeding - EBI, Dairy Beef and Eurostar
- Land Management
Who should attend
This session is designed for all those in the agri-food industry, who are interacting with farmers and are in a position to positively influence decisions made by farmers to adopt mitigation technologies.Qualification
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Course
Reducing Emissions from Agriculture: Advisor Workshop
Training Days
1 day
Training Locations
Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Course Cost
Skillnet Member: €0
Non-member rate: €0
* Cost quoted per person
