The Official TFK Farming Thread

What are the main GHGs relevant to agriculture?

There are three main GHGs:

  • carbon dioxide (CO2);
  • methane (CH4)
  • nitrous oxide (N2O).

While CO2 is released mostly from burning fossil fuels, for agriculture, the main GHGs are methane (65%) and nitrous oxide (30%).

In Ireland, agriculture currently contributes 37% of the total GHGs emitted. GHG emissions on Irish farms come primarily from:

  • methane belched by cattle and sheep
  • fertiliser use
  • animal excrement

Lovely photo… reminds me of home😀

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He wants to feed the human race with window box lettuce and insect burgers.

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Let them eat lettuce cake.

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Ryanair is in the top 10 worst polluters in Europe mate, they are killing the planet. The other 9 in the top 10 are coal plants

Odd that they are your go to point rather than scientists

Dont hate children mate

Exporting protein shakes to asia minor isnt a sustainable business model for oirish agriculture

Are the Persians and Ottomans taking much of our powder these days mate?

Serious growth today lads. Grass will be flying up, what a country.

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And the sitka spruce

Unreal. I’ll have the mower out by this day week and cattle are as content as could be

I hear you free staters have grants for spreading lime?

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On the edge of the burren here, PH of 7.4 on most of my land. Never spread a bag of it. Thankfully I’m still able to get the grant for it.

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The height of stupidity. I’d always have the handle of a sledge going in between a cow and a new born calf and give her plenty of it if she looks at you.

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Burgers

Yeah, ridiculous. I’ve got the odd dunt myself but never find yourself without a short stick to defend yourself.

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I’d like to get @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy thoughts