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Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Farmers Working with Nature
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
QA Infrastructure to deliver farm programme
Quality Scheme Farms Certified Estimated Production
Beef 43,000 90%
Lamb 12,000 68%
Pig 396 97%
Poultry 613 95%
Eggs 190 97%
Horticulture 353 75%
National Dairy Scheme launched in December 2013
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Traceability Welfare
Environment Animal Health
Food Safety
Utilising the QA infrastructure …….
Additional Sustainability Measures
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Footprinting accreditation
Dairy Carbon Navigator
Additional sustainability information built into scheme
National Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION
MOVEMENT (AIM)
ICBF
On farm Sustainability
Programme
HANDHELD TECHNOLOGY
GPS
PERFORMANCE CALCULATEDFOR EACH FARM
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Using data to drive improvement
Farm Financial
Performance
GHG Emissions
€Sustainable = Efficient
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
1. Grazing season
2. Energy efficiency
3. EBI
4. Manure management
5. Nitrogen fertiliser efficiency
Focus on practical advice for farmers
Key Measures
Set Targets
Score performance
out of 10
Potential GHG & € BenefitsGrazing season length
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Feedback to farmers
Individual feedback report to be sent to each farmer
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Additional Sustainability information......
Water – rainwater harvesting, conservation, leak detection
Energy – usage, water heating, plate cooler
Biodiversity – hedgerow management, trees, habitats
Soil and Fertilisation – soil testing history, field conditions
Pesticides & Herbicides – protect field margins
Health/Safety & Social – contribution to local community, worker training