What exactly is considered as pruning? Maintenance pruning? Sanitation pruning? Rehabilitation? Stumping?
Basically all of the above can be considered as pruning. In the residue section, we want to know the total amount of vegetative matter that is removed each year of your orchard trees.
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If a farm moved from growing coffee in full-sun/monocrop to growing it shaded/agroforestry, would this be considered change from cultivated to perennial under LUC?
Both of these eventualities of growing coffee is considered to be a perennial crop and thus the field for land use change doesn't need to be used. However, you can choose the different options for coffee growing systems at the beginning of starting ...
Why is machinery use not considered for the beef and dairy module, unlike the crop module?
The fuel use estimates in the crop module consider machinery, but also soil texture and fuel. In the beef and dairy modules, we do no collect soil information, but only consider the total amount of fuel used. As machinery operations are very ...
Cool Farm Platform - Perennials Data Input Table
Find attached a list of all data points required to complete a perennials assessment in the Cool Farm Platform.
When I import a crop assessment as feed item into a livestock footprint, does the tool consider the crop in terms of yield per hectare?
Yes, hectare is considered as base unit. However, more importantly, the feed assessment is taken into account by taking the emissions per weight. So, if you feed your animals x amount, the emissions for that x amount are calculated.
Does the C-Input component of the carbon tab address only carbon sequestration? How are the effects of N2O emissions accounted for?
Currently, the tool only accounts for the effect on soil carbon. N2O emissions from cover crop residue decomposition, which can lead to higher nitrous oxide emissions, are not considered at the moment. However, you can include this by increasing the ...