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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

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 that it rains” - Farm equipment association of Minnesota and South Dakota
Farm Location
Farm Location Courtmacsherry
Importance of water Water use Water protection
Water use • Human population  Domestic  Industry • Tourism/amenity • Agriculture
Water use - agriculture • Irrigation • Horticulture • Stock  90litres/dairy cow  45litres/beef animal  40litres/100 poultry  20litres/pig  5litres/ewe
Water use - dairy
Water use - dairy • Drinking • Milk Cooling • Washing  Milking machine  Bulk tank  Parlour & yard • Irrigation
Water protection
Water protection • Flooding • Protection
Water protection - flooding • Farmland • Buildings
Water protection • Custodian • Pride • Responsibility • Implementer
Water protection - legislation
Water protection – legislation “Nutrient management plan”
Water protection – legislation “Nutrient management plan”
Water protection - legislation Problems • Focus • Inflexible • Cost • Time
Water protection - legislation Problems Benefits • Focus • Focus • Inflexible • Certainty • Cost • Value • Time • Protection
Water protection - legislation Problems Benefits • Focus • Focus • Inflexible • Certainty • Cost • Value • Time • Protection • Experts • Experts
Experts Government Media NGOs Farmer Public Research State bodies Advisors
Working together from source to sea - science to action
Water stress International productivity trends by 2050 (UNFAO)
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
Voluntary on-farm resource efficiency initiative www.smartfarming.ie www.ifa.ie
Thank you @HaroldKingston1 www.farmersjournal.ie/journalists/hkingston/haroldkingston

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