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The Carbon Challenge – Understanding carbon on your dairy farm

The Carbon Challenge: Understanding Carbon on your Dairy Farm took place at Greenmount Campus on Thursday 29th February 2024. This event was the first in a programme focused on assisting farmers to adapt their systems and adopt new technologies to contribute towards NI’s 2050 Net Zero target.

The event provided an overview of carbon, greenhouse gases (GHGs) and climate change as it relates to Northern Ireland dairy farmers. It outlined the regulations and policies that are to be implemented locally. Speakers from the supply chain and banking sectors explained why carbon efficiency on your farm is important. The afternoon session focused on the practical measures that can be implemented to reduce emissions.

Event programme

  • Climate Change Regulation and Policy – Tracey Teague, Deputy Secretary of Climate Change, Science and Innovation Group, DAERA)
  • A Retailer and Consumer Perspective of Carbon – Joe McDonald, Head of Corporate Affairs, ASDA NI
  • Meeting the Carbon Challenge in the Supply Chain – Ian Stevenson, CEO Dairy Council NI
  • Carbon and the Environment – A Banking View – Oliver McEntyre, National Agricultural Strategy Director, Barclays UK
  • Feed and Carbon; Issues and solutions – Jim Uprichard, Trouw Sales and Technical Manager for Sustainability, NIGTA
  • DAERA Policy – Reducing dairy emissions – Martin Mulholland, Carbon Reduction Policy Branch, DAERA
  • Case study: Greenmount Dairy Herd – CAFRE Advisers

Material from the event