British dairy highlights environmental achievements

Huge efforts by the British dairy industry to further reduce its environmental impact have been revealed in a new report.

The updated and refreshed Dairy Roadmap highlights some of the key achievements by dairy farmers, processors and retailers since its launch in 2008.


Key achievements:

    77 per cent of dairy holdings are now implementing nutrient management plans. In addition to this, 69 per cent of these farmers are updating their management plan every year.

    Of the 43 large processing sites (those processing over 50 tonnes of milk a day) currently reporting into the Roadmap, 39 (91 per cent) have an EMS in place.

    Dairy farmers have met their 2015 target of 15 per cent renewable energy uptake.

    Currently only four per cent of ex-factory waste from large Dairy Roadmap sites is sent to landfill, 

this is compared to 32% in 2008. 14 large sites reported zero waste to landfill in 2014, a vast improvement from 2008 when no sites were doing this.  

    78 per cent of dairy farmers are currently taking action to reduce the GHG emissions on their farm-this is the highest percentage out of all farming sector.
Resource:http://www.nfuonline.com/news/latest-news/british-dairy-highlights-environmental-achievements/