Energy consumption is an important component in determining the sustainability of farming practices. Identification of dairy farming systems with efficient energy consumption at the same time as minimising greenhouse gas emissions is vital. In this context, it is relevant to assess the energy footprint of different dairy farming systems in order to identify a sustainable dairy system for the future of NZ dairy industry. This research is based on comparative analysis of Pastoral (PDFs) and Barn (BDFs) dairy farming systems in Canterbury, New Zealand. A total of 50 dairy farms were investigated, using direct (fuel, electricity, labour) and indirect (fertilizer, feed supplements, machinery and equipment) energy inputs. The results indicate t...
This study aimed to investigate the energy demands in dairy cow farming to define the energy intens...
Dairy farming is constantly evolving towards more intensive levels of mechanization and automation w...
An important challenge facing the New Zealand (NZ) dairy industry is development of production syste...
Dairy farming is constantly evolving to more intensive systems of management, which involve more con...
This study evaluates energy efficiency of pastoral (PDFs) and barn (BDFs) dairy farming systems in N...
Environmental indicators which measure the energy required to produce one tonne of milk solids under...
The strong dependence of the livestock sector on fossil fuel could be challenged in a matter of deca...
Over the last years, New Zealand dairy farming has expanded both in dairying area and milk productio...
The global consumption of dairy produce is forecasted to increase by 19% per person by 2050. However...
Dairy cattle farms are continuously developing more intensive systems of management, which require h...
New Zealand (NZ) dairy farms used to be the lowest input and most efficient dairy farms of the world...
Dairy cattle farms are continuously developing more intensive systems of management which require hi...
This study investigated the potential for using stand-alone power systems for dairy milking sheds i...
New Zealand dairy farm systems are changing. The traditional seasonal all-pasture system reliant on ...
Dairying is one of largest agricultural industries in Australia. This paper reviews the on-farm ener...
This study aimed to investigate the energy demands in dairy cow farming to define the energy intens...
Dairy farming is constantly evolving towards more intensive levels of mechanization and automation w...
An important challenge facing the New Zealand (NZ) dairy industry is development of production syste...
Dairy farming is constantly evolving to more intensive systems of management, which involve more con...
This study evaluates energy efficiency of pastoral (PDFs) and barn (BDFs) dairy farming systems in N...
Environmental indicators which measure the energy required to produce one tonne of milk solids under...
The strong dependence of the livestock sector on fossil fuel could be challenged in a matter of deca...
Over the last years, New Zealand dairy farming has expanded both in dairying area and milk productio...
The global consumption of dairy produce is forecasted to increase by 19% per person by 2050. However...
Dairy cattle farms are continuously developing more intensive systems of management, which require h...
New Zealand (NZ) dairy farms used to be the lowest input and most efficient dairy farms of the world...
Dairy cattle farms are continuously developing more intensive systems of management which require hi...
This study investigated the potential for using stand-alone power systems for dairy milking sheds i...
New Zealand dairy farm systems are changing. The traditional seasonal all-pasture system reliant on ...
Dairying is one of largest agricultural industries in Australia. This paper reviews the on-farm ener...
This study aimed to investigate the energy demands in dairy cow farming to define the energy intens...
Dairy farming is constantly evolving towards more intensive levels of mechanization and automation w...
An important challenge facing the New Zealand (NZ) dairy industry is development of production syste...