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Agriculture & water, a personal perspective
“Despite all our achievements we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains”
- Farm equipment association of Minnesota and
Agriculture & Water, a personal perspective Harold Kingston, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Agriculture & Water, a personal perspective Harold Kingston, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Agriculture & Water, a personal perspective Harold Kingston, farmer EPA Water Event 8-6-2016 Agriculture & water, a personal perspective Despite all our achievements we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact
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Farm Location
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Farm Location
Courtmacsherry
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Importance of water
Water use Water protection
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Water use
- Human population
- Domestic
- Industry
- Tourism/amenity
- Agriculture
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Water use - agriculture
- Irrigation
- Horticulture
- Stock
- 90litres/dairy cow
- 45litres/beef animal
- 40litres/100 poultry
- 20litres/pig
- 5litres/ewe
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Water use - dairy
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Water use - dairy
- Drinking
- Milk Cooling
- Washing
- Milking machine
- Bulk tank
- Parlour & yard
- Irrigation
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Water protection
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Water protection
- Flooding
- Protection
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Water protection - flooding
- Farmland
- Buildings
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Water protection
- Custodian
- Pride
- Responsibility
- Implementer
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Water protection - legislation
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Water protection – legislation “Nutrient management plan”
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Water protection – legislation “Nutrient management plan”
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Water protection - legislation
Problems
- Focus
- Inflexible
- Cost
- Time
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Water protection - legislation
Problems
- Focus
- Inflexible
- Cost
- Time
Benefits
- Focus
- Certainty
- Value
- Protection
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Water protection - legislation
Problems
- Focus
- Inflexible
- Cost
- Time
- Experts
Benefits
- Focus
- Certainty
- Value
- Protection
- Experts
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Experts
Farmer
Government NGOs Research Advisors State bodies Public Media
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Working together from source to sea
- science to action
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Water stress
International productivity trends by 2050 (UNFAO)
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Agriculture & water – a personal perspective
Conclusions
- Water needs to be protected
- Water needs to be used responsibly
- More experts than implementers
- Agriculture – a solution
- Food production
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Voluntary on-farm resource efficiency initiative
www.smartfarming.ie www.ifa.ie
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