Reducing emissions - another avenue to profitability

Reducing emissions - another avenue to profitability

From DairyPod by Dairy Australia

December 18, 2025 · 16 min · Episode 150

About this episode

Scott Jardine interviews dairy farmer Brad Collins about reducing farm emissions and its impact on sustainability and profitability.

Dairy Australia’s Carbon Farming Extension Advisor, Scott Jardine, speaks with West Victorian dairy farmer Brad Collins about how taking a practical approach to understanding and then reducing farm emissions not only improved sustainability on his farm but also boosted profitability and efficiency. Brad shares his experiences - from the motivation to first measure his farm's carbon footprint to implementing carbon management strategies such as solar-powered irrigation, soil health improvements and feed optimisation. He explains the lessons he learned and how he sees a clear alignment and benefits between sustainability and profit with plans to continue improving his learning. For more information about measuring and managing farm carbon, reach out to the local Dairy Australia team or visit Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Dairy Australia . Farmers can also register for one to one, personalised session with a farm carbon expert at: Managing Farm Carbon one to one support | Dairy Australia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Jardine

Guest: Brad Collins

Topics covered

  • emissions reduction
  • sustainability
  • profitability
  • carbon management

Keywords

  • carbon footprint
  • solar-powered irrigation
  • soil health
  • feed optimisation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: solar-powered irrigation, carbon management strategies

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