Smart Net-Zero

AgNav is a farmer-centric sustainability platform designed to support on-farm decision-making through digital tools and data integration. It is a free, voluntary sustainability platform developed for Irish farmers by Bord Bia, Teagasc, and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), with support from Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, to help deliver national Climate Action Plan targets. Available for beef, dairy, and tillage systems, the platform follows an “Assess, Analyse, Act” workflow and integrates farm data from Bord Bia audits, ICBF animal and production records, and farmer surveys. AgNav calculates indicators such as greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions, nutrient balance, and soil carbon, and uses the AgNav Forecaster to translate these metrics into practical insights and bespoke on-farm action plans. By reducing manual data entry and linking performance metrics to management options, AgNav supports data-informed climate-smart decision-making, while its outputs remain bounded by predefined indicators and user-provided data.