Farm Finance: Cost-effective actions farmers can take to reduce their carbon footprint

The incorporation of clover and utilisation of low emission spreading equipment has reduced chemical nitrogen usage on farms which delivers financial savings and return along with increasing the palatability of grass, feed intake and milk output. File Picture: Andy Gibson.

Teagasc and AIB recently held a ‘Signpost’ event at Innishannon House Hotel as part of their national campaign in highlighting actions the farming community can take to reduce their carbon footprint. 

The Signpost Programme aims to offer guidance to farmers and educate the wider community on what actions farmers have been and are taking to reduce emissions and is supported by 64 partners including co-operatives and processors. The Programme has a particular emphasis on using demonstrator farms within the community to allow farmers see and hear directly from their counterparts on what strategies have been implemented, how they have been put into action and the farmers' experience of how the strategies have worked on their farm.