Meat Eaters Guide: Methodology - Environmental Working Group
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<strong>Meat</strong> <strong>Eaters</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>: <strong>Methodology</strong><br />
d. Lentil Production<br />
CleanMetrics calculated lentil emissions from a typical 2,500-acre farm in Northern Idaho that has a<br />
traditional winter wheat, spring grain, dry pea or lentil rotation, with a lentil yield of 1,200 lbs. per acre.<br />
Similar to soybean production, CleanMetrics applied a similar but smaller adjustment of .16 N2O-N/<br />
acre/year for lentils for the GHG soil emission estimates based on field studies and a literature review<br />
regarding emissions from late growth stages of legumes 77 .<br />
Key production input details per acre:<br />
44<br />
• 126 oz of pesticide<br />
• 45 lbs. of seed<br />
• no fertilizer78 • 7 gallons of fuel<br />
Figure 12. Sources of Lentil Production Emissions<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Group</strong> <strong>Meat</strong> <strong>Eaters</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>: <strong>Methodology</strong> 2011
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