Dairy farmers are keen to be green

Irish farmers are following expert advice to become more sustainable and reduce the carbon hoofprint of a litre of milk

Farmer Shane Fitzgerald surrounded by some of his herd on his lands at Portlaw, Co Waterford.

Ahead of the 2023 climate action plan setting legal limits on emissions from agriculture the country's leading dairy farmers are seeking out ways to become more sustainable.

A visible improvement in biodiversity is one of the things that animates Eamon Sheehan of Cuffesgrange, Co Killkenny. Since he adopted a new veterinary plan of only-when-needed treatments, he has seen big changes. "It had a huge knock-on effect," said Eamon.