Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ammonia (NH3) emissions, eutrophication potential (EP), use of fossil energy, direct land, and blue water of organic dairy farms are evaluated in the Mideast, Northeast, Southeast, and Mountain regions of the US. Eighteen archetypical organic dairy farms are modeled w...
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| author | Horacio A. Aguirre-Villegas Nicole Rakobitsch Michel A. Wattiaux Erin Silva Rebecca A. Larson |
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| description | Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ammonia (NH3) emissions, eutrophication potential (EP), use of fossil energy, direct land, and blue water of organic dairy farms are evaluated in the Mideast, Northeast, Southeast, and Mountain regions of the US. Eighteen archetypical organic dairy farms are modeled with GHGs per kg fat and protein corrected milk (FPCM) ranging between 0.83 and 1.45 kg CO2-eq with and 0.93 to 1.59 kg CO2-eq without carbon sequestration. Enteric methane (CH4) is the major contributor (42–58%) of farm GHGs, followed by CH4 from manure (15–27%), energy use (8–18%), and material inputs (3–24%). Enteric CH4 is affected by feed efficiency and milk production, manure CH4 by the type of manure handled and stored, and GHGs from energy by the content of fossil-fuel sources in the electricity grid mix. Manure is the major source of NH3 emissions ranging from 8.2 to 24.3 g/kg FPCM. Alternative GHG mitigation strategies show potential reductions of up to 23 and 51% for individual and combined strategies, respectively. While enteric CH4 is the greatest GHG contributor, manure management has greater GHG mitigation potential. The choice of CH4 predictive equations, N2O emission factors, allocation, and functional units could increase GHGs up to 43% in the evaluated organic dairy farms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a323741d656a4fc196fd43933f05da912025-08-20T02:52:17ZengElsevierCleaner Environmental Systems2666-78942024-12-011510023310.1016/j.cesys.2024.100233Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regionsHoracio A. Aguirre-Villegas0Nicole Rakobitsch1Michel A. Wattiaux2Erin Silva3Rebecca A. Larson4Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N Park St, Madison, WI, 53706, United States; Corresponding author.CROPP Cooperative, Organic Valley, One Organic Way, La Farge, WI, 54639, United StatesAnimal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1675 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI, 53706, United StatesPlant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI, 53706, United StatesNelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N Park St, Madison, WI, 53706, United StatesGreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ammonia (NH3) emissions, eutrophication potential (EP), use of fossil energy, direct land, and blue water of organic dairy farms are evaluated in the Mideast, Northeast, Southeast, and Mountain regions of the US. Eighteen archetypical organic dairy farms are modeled with GHGs per kg fat and protein corrected milk (FPCM) ranging between 0.83 and 1.45 kg CO2-eq with and 0.93 to 1.59 kg CO2-eq without carbon sequestration. Enteric methane (CH4) is the major contributor (42–58%) of farm GHGs, followed by CH4 from manure (15–27%), energy use (8–18%), and material inputs (3–24%). Enteric CH4 is affected by feed efficiency and milk production, manure CH4 by the type of manure handled and stored, and GHGs from energy by the content of fossil-fuel sources in the electricity grid mix. Manure is the major source of NH3 emissions ranging from 8.2 to 24.3 g/kg FPCM. Alternative GHG mitigation strategies show potential reductions of up to 23 and 51% for individual and combined strategies, respectively. While enteric CH4 is the greatest GHG contributor, manure management has greater GHG mitigation potential. The choice of CH4 predictive equations, N2O emission factors, allocation, and functional units could increase GHGs up to 43% in the evaluated organic dairy farms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000710Life cycle assessmentorganicDairyGHGammonia emissionsManagement practices |
| spellingShingle | Horacio A. Aguirre-Villegas Nicole Rakobitsch Michel A. Wattiaux Erin Silva Rebecca A. Larson Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions Cleaner Environmental Systems Life cycle assessment organic Dairy GHG ammonia emissions Management practices |
| title | Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions |
| title_full | Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions |
| title_fullStr | Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions |
| title_short | Environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the US: Mideast, northeast, southeast, and mountain regions |
| title_sort | environmental assessment of organic dairy farms in the us mideast northeast southeast and mountain regions |
| topic | Life cycle assessment organic Dairy GHG ammonia emissions Management practices |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666789424000710 |
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