1. Green Accounts Nutrient balances Pesticide use Energi use Water use Waste Farmers statement External declaration

2. Green Accounts – status in DK Green Accounts for farms are voluntary Green Accounts since 1996 Subsidy scheme since 2002 - 7.500 DKK per year in 5 years Subsidy scheme closed from 2007 600 farms prepare green accounts in 2007 Green accounts for farms are in general not published (as in other business)

3. Contents of Green Accounts Nutrient balances –Farm gate balance (N, P and K) –System balance (voluntary) Pesticide use –Treatment frequency index –Active ingredient Energy use Water use Waste (voluntary)

4. Contents of Green Accounts (2) Farmers statement –Comments on the actual figures –Goals (improvements) –Action plan (how to reach the goals) External declaration –Going through the figures –True and fair view of the farm –Carried out by the crop production adviser

5. Purpose of Green Accounts The purpose of the subsidy scheme has been to introduce Green Accounts i agriculture in order to reduce the environmental impacts From farmers point of view better utilization of ressoucers in order to save money is important (Information to the public)

6. Average input and output of N on conventional dairy farms 2002, kg N per ha at 1,6 LU per ha kg N per ha 0 50 100 150 200 250 InputOutput Feed purchased 113 Mineral fertilizer 67 N fixation31 Other 22 Milk 39 N-surplus 152 31Crops 11Animals

7. N-surplus on 33 conventional dairy farms 2002, kg N per ha 0 50 100 150 200 250 0,51,01,52,02,5 Livestock density, LU/ha N-surplus, kg N/ha 0 50 100 150 200 250 Up to 80 kg N/ha in difference at the same number of LU per ha Average: 152 kg N/ha

8. Development in N surplus, use of N in mineral fertilizer and N harvested in crops on dairy farms (at 1,6 LU/ha) 0 50 100 150 200 250 89/90199719981999200020012002 kg N per ha 0 50 100 150 200 250 N-surplus N harvested in crops 235 157 Mineral fertilizer 159 64