Energy, greenhouse gas emissions and irrigated agriculture
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Paper/Presentation Title | Energy, greenhouse gas emissions and irrigated agriculture |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Baillie, C. P. (Author) and Chen, G. (Author) |
Editors | Banhazi, T., Saunders, C. and Hegarty, R. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture (SEAg 2011) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
ISBN | 9780858259904 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/conferences/seag2011/seag2011_home.cfm |
Conference/Event | SEAg 2011: Diverse Challenges, Innovative Solutions |
Event Details | SEAg 2011: Diverse Challenges, Innovative Solutions Event Date 29 to end of 30 Sep 2011 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia |
Abstract | On-farm energy efficiency is becoming a significant issue for highly mechanised irrigated agricultural industries due to rising energy costs and concern over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy represents a major cost and one of the fastest growing input costs to primary producers. The Australian cotton growing industry is highly mechanised and heavily reliant on fossil fuels (electricity and diesel). Within highly mechanised farming systems such as those used within the cotton industry, machinery costs can represent 40 – 50% of the cotton farm input costs. Given the major dependence on machinery (direct energy inputs) and rising energy costs, energy use efficiency is an emerging issue for the Australian Cotton Industry. |
Keywords | cotton; energy; irrigation; greenhouse gas emissions |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380101. Agricultural economics |
409901. Agricultural engineering | |
300201. Agricultural hydrology | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0zx9/energy-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-irrigated-agriculture
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