Halberg, N.; Dalgaard, R.; Olesen, J.E. and Dalgaard, T. (2008) Energy self-reliance, net-energy production and GHG emissions in Danish organic cash crop farms. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 23 (1), pp. 30-37.
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Summary
Organicfarming(OF)principles include the idea of reducing dependence of fossil fuels, but little has been achieved on this objective so far in Danish OF. Energy use and green house gas (GHG)emissions from anaverage 39 ha cash crop farm were calculated and alternative crop rotations for bio-energy production were modeled. Growing rape seed on 10% of the land could produce bio-diesel to replace 50–60% of the tractor diesel used on the farm. Increasing grass-clover area to 20% of the land and using half of this yield for biogas production could change the cash crop farm to an etenergy producer, and reduce GHG emissions while reducing the overall output of products only marginally. Increasing grass-clover area would improve the nutrient management on the farm and eliminate dependence on conventional pig slurry if the biogas residues were returned to cash crop fields.
EPrint Type: | Journal paper |
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Keywords: | biogas, energy, life cycle assessment,greenhouse gas,rapeseed,crop rotation |
Subjects: | Farming Systems Crop husbandry |
Research affiliation: | Denmark > DARCOF III (2005-2010) > BIOCONCENS - Biomass and bio-energy production in organic agriculture Denmark > AU - Aarhus University > AU, DJF - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences |
Deposited By: | Hansen, Grethe |
ID Code: | 15565 |
Deposited On: | 23 Mar 2009 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:39 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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