Unlock efficiency : production - research column
The need to adopt management practices and technologies that improve productive efficiency to meet increasing product demand while minimising the environmental impact of dairy production is becoming increasingly important. We can evaluate the environmental impact of a system by assessing the global warming potential (GWP) in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) emissions and resource use (for example, land use) associated with production. The land use associated with a dairy system reflects the cow's requirement for food.