Irish cattle farmers top sustainable water usage league in UN study
The UN’s recent study of cattle farming nations with territories under water stress placed Ireland as top performers with a 0% stress rating. Other countries with single-digit stress ratings included New Zealand (1%), Brazil (2%), France (5%), and Britain (5%).
In terms of the EU, the most worrying cattle farming nation was the Netherlands, of which 24% of its territory is under stress. The EU’s other major farming nation, Germany, was given a 16% rating.
