Why is there no production emission associated with manure-based fertilisers?

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• Why is there no production emission associated with manure-based fertilisers?

  These emissions are allocated to the production of milk or meat in the Cool Farm Tool and therefore there are no production emissions allocated to the crop carbon footprint.

• Cool Farm Tool User Guide- Livestock (Beef & Dairy)

  Find attached our Cool Farm Tool User Guide for Livestock (Beef & Dairy).

• How to enter manure used for fertilisation in the CFP

  If you are actively fertilising the grass which the assessed cattle are grazing on with manure (in addition to the manure excreted when grazing), then the applied amount of manure and respective emissions need to be accounted for as part of the beef ...

• If I use manure from my livestock for fertilisation, is it sufficient to enter the management type "daily spread" or should I enter the manure as a fertiliser?

  In the beef and dairy module, the “manure” tab accounts for the emissions from management and storage of manure collected from animals in-house (emissions from manure left on field during grazing is already calculated by the tool). Select the ...

• Does the Cool Farm Tool consider fertiliser production emissions?

  Yes, the carbon footprints of Cool Farm Tool include fertiliser production emissions and considers different regions of production