Minimizing nutrient losses to freshwater from pasture-based dairy systems
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: -N) leaching, dung and soil are key P sources, especially via surface runoff under wet or compacted soil conditions. Actions to mitigate losses must be tailored to N or P and range from farm system management practices, such as improved nutrient management, manure handling, and strategic grazing or housing/off-paddock infrastructure, to edge-of-field mitigations like appropriate placements of wetlands, riparian buffers, denitrification beds, and detainment bunds. Targeting actions to critical source areas can greatly enhance their cost-effectiveness. Successful implementation of actions depends on aligning environmental benefits with farm profitability, supported by policy instruments that blend voluntary and regulatory approaches.
Source: JDS Communications
Institutions: Lincoln University, Bioeconomy Science Institute, University of Ulster, University of Auckland, Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Physiologie, Environnement et Génétique pour l'Animal et les Systèmes d'Elevage, L'Institut Agro
Language: English
Subfield: Environmental Chemistry
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,310
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W7160064151