Ireland ’s agriculture regulator , Teagasc , has proposed 27 actions that the uk ’s dairy industry could adopt to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions . Among the proposals are feeding unsaturated fats to cows , improving the genetic mix in beef cattle and dairy cows , and changing the way fertiliser is used in order to reduce the nitrogen in soil .
Ireland’s agriculture authority, Teagasc, has proposed 27 actions that the country’s farming industry could adopt to help cut carbon dioxide emissions. Among the proposals are feeding unsaturated fats to cows, improving the genetic mix in beef cattle and dairy cows, and changing the way fertiliser is used in order to reduce the nitrogen in soil.