Louise the dairy cow farmer in IrelandAgriculture
3 min
Available until 13/03/2025
Louise looks after 200 dairy cows on a day-to-day basis. But all of the grazing they do leads to increased levels of nitrate in the groundwater. In order to meet its climate goals, the EU now wants to reduce the size of cow herds to limit the amount of nitrate going into groundwater – meaning Louise may soon have to slaughter a large number of cows. The loss of her animals is not only heartbreaking, it also puts her future as a dairy farmer at stake.
Image
Arnaud Cailloux
Graphics
Thierry Millotte
Journalist
Robert Handrack, Julia Kennedy
Country
France
Germany
Year
2024
