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19/06/2009
Greenhouse Gases Targeted
NI farmers are being urged to produce less gas and more growth from high sugar grass swards.
A Northern Ireland seed merchant has put itself at the heart of a drive to increase milk and meat output off grass, yet reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.
Samuel McCausland Ltd in Banbridge, believes their Aber High Sugar Grasses can increase milk production from grass by over two litres a day, give a 20% boost to weight gain in beef cattle.
It is also said to offer similar improvements in lamb growth using the grass.
Paddy Boyd, a spokesman for Samuel McCausland, (pictured here) explained that farmers reseeding now with Aber varieties benefit not only from lower cost production of milk and meat, but are well placed to meet forthcoming EU regulations restricting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock enterprises.
He said the increased efficiency means that less Nitrogen is released to the environment.
It is also expected, but not yet proved that methane emissions are similarly reduced.
(BMcC)
A Northern Ireland seed merchant has put itself at the heart of a drive to increase milk and meat output off grass, yet reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.
Samuel McCausland Ltd in Banbridge, believes their Aber High Sugar Grasses can increase milk production from grass by over two litres a day, give a 20% boost to weight gain in beef cattle.
It is also said to offer similar improvements in lamb growth using the grass.
Paddy Boyd, a spokesman for Samuel McCausland, (pictured here) explained that farmers reseeding now with Aber varieties benefit not only from lower cost production of milk and meat, but are well placed to meet forthcoming EU regulations restricting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock enterprises.
He said the increased efficiency means that less Nitrogen is released to the environment.
It is also expected, but not yet proved that methane emissions are similarly reduced.
(BMcC)
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