Frank O meara Taegasc Flashcards
total number of exports value in
2007/9
2023
2007/9: €7.663 billion
2023: € 16.3 billion
which was the biggest sector of exports 2023
Dairy Products and Ingredients - 38%
Prepared Foods - 19%
Beef - 18%
which was the lowest sector for exports
live animals: 2%
horticulture: 2%
NFS family farm income
Dairy
2022
2023
2024
Dairy
2022 - € 152, 000
2023- € 50,000
2024 e - € 89,000
2024 f - €113,000
NFS family farm income
cattle rearing
2022 -
2023
2024
cattle other
sheep
tillage
cattle rearing
2022
2023
2024 e - € 9.5,000
2024 f - €10.8 ,000
cattle other
2022- €
2023
2024 e - € 17,000
2024 f - €18,500
sheep
2022
2023
2024 e - € 15,000
2024 f - €17,200
tillage
2022
2023
2024 e - € 30,000
2024 f - €42,000
what is the average NFS Family Farm income
2022
2023
2024e
2024f
2022 - €45,000
2023 - € 20,000
2024e -€29.200
2024f -€ 35,600
which farm sector has the largest Family Farm Income
dairy
which farm sector has the lowest Family Farm Income
cattle rearing
what has livestock a crucial role in
sustainable circular food systems
what do ruminants occupy
Ruminants occupy a unique ecological niche – convert inedible cellulose (fibrous foods such as grass and other forages, by-products) into edible food
what is the global livestock feed intake
6.0 billion tones dry matter
of grain what % is
- edible for humans
- global grain production
14% edible for humans
33% global grain production
The global livestock feed intake (break down)
grass and leaves - 46%
crop residues - 19%
grains - 13%
fodder crop - 8%
oil seed cakes - 5%
by- products - 5%
other non- edible - 3%
other edible - 1%
2022 Milk yield/cow
EU average 7,653 kg
Ireland 5,796 kg
Denmark 10,187 kg
Netherlands 8,900 kg
Germany 8,780kg
most of dairy/beef diet is??
grass or conserved forages
- 80% in dairy system
- > 90% in beef or sheep
what are concentrates mainly composed of
human inedible by products
are Irish milk yields low or high by EU standards
Irish milk yields are low by EU standards
are concentrate feed usage/cow higher or lower?
concentrate feed usage/cow is typically much higher (up to 50% of the diet) in continental countries
how much does Irish dairy and suckler beef systems produce of edible protein for every kg edible
Irish dairy and suckler beef systems produce c. 4.5 kg and 3.5 kg edible protein for every kg edible protein fed, respectively (Hennessy et al. 2021)
fundamentals of sustainability in
Irish grass-based livestock production (3)
- Convert inedible feed to edible food – mainly grass
- High level of manure-feed circularity
- In a sustainable food system, livestock, crops & soils combine to address food and nutrition security
what can livestock put pressure on
livestock can put pressure on natural resources
- we must preserve what’s good and reduce the pressures
In a good circular system, where should animal manure be returned to
In a good circular system, animal manure is returned to the land where the animal feed was produced
- The soil needs the nutrients returned, and the organic matter is good for soil health
when is returning animal manure to land
- hard
- easy
East This is easy in a grass-based system: during grazing, manure returned directly; stored manures spread on silage ground
Hard: Harder when a lot of the diet is imported concentrates – manure cannot
easily be returned to source of feed
by what % did agricultural emissions fall in 2023
4.6%
agricultural emissions fell 4.6% in 2023 following a 0.7% fall in 2022 .
