This is a subscriber-only article
There will be a forestry element in the next version of the carbon navigator, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said.
The carbon navigator is an online tool that farmers can use to calculate the environmental gains that can be made on a farm.
“In recognition of the important role forestry plays in removing carbon from the atmosphere and reducing overall emissions at farm level, my Department has funded the development of a forestry element in the next version of the carbon navigator,” Minister Creed said in response to a parliamentary question from Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill.
Forestry carbon abatement potential
The Minister said that the inclusion of forestry in the next iteration of this tool will provide users with generalised figures in relation to forestry carbon abatement potential.
“This in turn will help deliver a strong message from a policy perspective on the positive environmental impact that forestry and trees on the farm can provide.
“The work to incorporate this is currently being undertaken by Teagasc with a view to its release in the next iteration of the navigator. This is being funded directly by my Department,” he said.
Farmers in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) have to complete a navigator as part of the terms of the scheme.
In the BDGP Scheme, it looks at grazing season length, fertiliser use and slurry spreading.
SHARING OPTIONS: