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Why is the Uk agricultural industry becoming almost “obsessed by carbon free farming”???
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<blockquote data-quote="Two Tone" data-source="post: 7441483" data-attributes="member: 44728"><p>I am a great believer in Science. Science must always override Political opinion.</p><p>I also believe that if you tell someone that White is Black for long enough, they will end up believing it!</p><p></p><p>I haven't done a CO2 audit on this farm and one of the reasons for doing so is that the the calculation formula is probably flawed against the true reality.</p><p></p><p>A couple of years ago, I tried to research as best as I could, a part of the calculation that tends to be forgotten, or is it deliberately ignored? Namely the enhanced benefit of the extra CO2 that Nitrate fertilisers capture by enhanced photosynthesis on arable crops and grass, compared to the CO2 that it took to make that Nitrate fertiliser and how much of an increase in CO2 capture did each Kg of Nitrogen used cause.</p><p></p><p>Having searched Google trying to find any information on it, lead me to studies that have been done on this subject in Denmark and Norway. That information showed:</p><p>Where Nitrate fertiliser are correctly used on crops and grass (Just a little below what RB209 would suggest), the extra CO2 is IRO 85Kgs of CO2 / Kg of Nitrate used.</p><p>It s also suggested that it takes 2.5Kgs of CO2 to manufacture 1Kg of Nitrate fertiliser.</p><p>If this is correct, by dividing the extra CO2 captured by the CO2 cost of making it, we end up with a CO2 benefit of 34.</p><p>In other words, the net benefit of using Nitrate fertiliser is 34 times greater than not using it at all!</p><p>On this 330ha farm, the crops and grass that we fertilise, being 39 tonnes of Double-top and 42 tonnes of Urea annually, capture 4,960 EXTRA/MORE tonnes of CO2, than if we hadn't used any at all!</p><p></p><p>I can't guarantee that this information is correct as it was difficult to find. It is almost as if somebody doesn't want us to find it! Why? - Because it is good news?</p><p></p><p>BUT, Irrespective of all the above, is the very fact that EVERY farmer in the UK captures via photosynthesis, CO2 on any crop OR grass that is green during daylight hours, as long as the temperature is above 4 degrees C,</p><p></p><p>How can trees in the UK be any better, when most of them lose there leaves in winter?</p><p></p><p>WE FARMERS ARE THE LUNGS OF THE UK!</p><p></p><p></p><p>When it comes to the livestock story, they can only grow on the grass and crops that we have already harvested/grazed, for which WE captured the CO2 in the first place!</p><p></p><p>WAKE up NFU!</p><p>STOP agreeing or admitting there is a problem, then promising to fix it!</p><p>The first thing you need to do is CHECK THE SCIENCE and FACTS behind it all and STAND UP FOR US!</p><p></p><p>Or do you continue to see White as Black?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Two Tone, post: 7441483, member: 44728"] I am a great believer in Science. Science must always override Political opinion. I also believe that if you tell someone that White is Black for long enough, they will end up believing it! I haven't done a CO2 audit on this farm and one of the reasons for doing so is that the the calculation formula is probably flawed against the true reality. A couple of years ago, I tried to research as best as I could, a part of the calculation that tends to be forgotten, or is it deliberately ignored? Namely the enhanced benefit of the extra CO2 that Nitrate fertilisers capture by enhanced photosynthesis on arable crops and grass, compared to the CO2 that it took to make that Nitrate fertiliser and how much of an increase in CO2 capture did each Kg of Nitrogen used cause. Having searched Google trying to find any information on it, lead me to studies that have been done on this subject in Denmark and Norway. That information showed: Where Nitrate fertiliser are correctly used on crops and grass (Just a little below what RB209 would suggest), the extra CO2 is IRO 85Kgs of CO2 / Kg of Nitrate used. It s also suggested that it takes 2.5Kgs of CO2 to manufacture 1Kg of Nitrate fertiliser. If this is correct, by dividing the extra CO2 captured by the CO2 cost of making it, we end up with a CO2 benefit of 34. In other words, the net benefit of using Nitrate fertiliser is 34 times greater than not using it at all! On this 330ha farm, the crops and grass that we fertilise, being 39 tonnes of Double-top and 42 tonnes of Urea annually, capture 4,960 EXTRA/MORE tonnes of CO2, than if we hadn't used any at all! I can't guarantee that this information is correct as it was difficult to find. It is almost as if somebody doesn't want us to find it! Why? - Because it is good news? BUT, Irrespective of all the above, is the very fact that EVERY farmer in the UK captures via photosynthesis, CO2 on any crop OR grass that is green during daylight hours, as long as the temperature is above 4 degrees C, How can trees in the UK be any better, when most of them lose there leaves in winter? WE FARMERS ARE THE LUNGS OF THE UK! When it comes to the livestock story, they can only grow on the grass and crops that we have already harvested/grazed, for which WE captured the CO2 in the first place! WAKE up NFU! STOP agreeing or admitting there is a problem, then promising to fix it! The first thing you need to do is CHECK THE SCIENCE and FACTS behind it all and STAND UP FOR US! Or do you continue to see White as Black? [/QUOTE]
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