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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 19, 2017
International Conference Energy, Environment and Material Systems (EEMS 2017)
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Article Number | 02033 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Environment | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171902033 | |
Published online | 23 October 2017 |
Energy and emergy analysis of mixed crop-livestock farming
1 Opole University of Technology, ul. Prószkowska 76, 45-758, Opole, Poland
2 Opole Agricultural Advisory Centre, ul. Główna 1, 49-330, Łosiów, Poland
⁎ Corresponding author: a.kuczuk@po.opole.pl
This paper contains substance and energy balances of mixed crop-livestock farming. The analysis involves the period between 2012 and 2015. The structure of the presentation in the paper includes: crops and their structure, details of the use of plants with a beneficial effect on soil and stocking density per 1ha of agricultural land. Cumulative energy intensity of agricultural animal and plant production was determined, which is coupled the discussion of the energy input in the production of a grain unit obtained from plant and animal production. This data was compared with the data from the literature containing examples derived from intensive and organic production systems. The environmental impact of a farm was performed on the basis of emergy analysis. Emergy fluxes were determined on the basis of renewable and non-renewable sources. As a consequence, several performance indicators were established: Emergy Yield Ratio EYR, Environmental Loading Ratio ELR and ratio of emergy from renewable sources R! . Their values were compared with the parameters characterizing other production patterns followed in agricultural production. As a consequence, conclusions were derived, in particular the ones concerning environmental sustainability of production systems in the analyzed farm.
© The authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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