Benchmarking the environmental performance of dairy farming systems

Agriculture & Biology

• environmental performance 100%
• dairy farming 73%
• farming systems 60%
• nutrient balance 56%
• farms 48%
• uncertainty 43%
• data analysis 41%
• life cycle assessment 37%
• parameter uncertainty 24%
• environmental indicators 20%
• eutrophication 17%
• surpluses 16%
• eco-efficiency 12%
• system boundary 11%
• farm numbers 10%
• global warming potential 10%
• peers 8%
• nutrient use efficiency 8%
• mineral fertilizers 7%
• normal values 7%
• acidification 7%
• environmental impact 7%
• land use 7%
• dairies 6%
• milk production 6%
• concentrates 5%
• phosphorus 5%
• milk 4%
• energy 4%
• nitrogen 4%
• methodology 3%