| Base Name | Hay from Canada Prairie Provinces |
| Treatments, Standards and Routes | Alfalfa, alfalfa mixtures and other tame hay |
| Mix and Location | harvested, prior to storage, Prairie Province |
| Functional Unit Flow Properties | 90% standard dry matter content |
| Name Synonyms | tame hay; forage crop |
| Quantitative Reference | One metric ton |
| Dataset Starting Year | 2009 |
| Dataset Valid Until | 2018 |
| Time Representativity | Ten-year average |
| Technology Characteristics | Excludes hay harvested for international export. |
| Intended Process Applications | Cut hay for drying or ensilage intended for cattle |
| Ecospold Activity Type | 1 |
| Ecospold Special Activity Type | 0 |
| Classification | Agricultural production means (2.10) |
| Quantitative Reference Type | Reference flow(s) |
| Dataset Time Domain Validity | True |
| Location | Canada (CA) |
| Included Processes | Empty |
| LCI Method Principle | Attributional |
| LCI Principles Deviations | Attributional LCI methods were used. |
| LCI Method Approaches | Allocation - mass |
| LCI Method Deviations | Mass allocation was the main allocation approach for field inputs and emissions. Hay for seeds was subtracted from yield. |
| Modelling Constants | Summary of synthetic fertilization per tonne of hay: 4.9 kg N, 3.2 kg P, 1.7 kg S |
| Modelling Constant Deviations | NA |
| Data Cutoff/Completeness Principles | Hay left in the fields was out of scope. CO2 removal from soil due to historical increased use of perennial crops (such as hay) in Canada was included (see the Canadian GHG inventory part 2 for more information). |
| Deviations from Cutoff/Completeness Principles | NA |
| Data Selection/Combination Principles | Where provincial data was unavailable, data from another region (another province or Canada) or for field crops in general was used. Where data was not available over 10 years, data from a shorter period was used. |
| Deviations from Selection/Combination Principles | NA |
| Data Treatment and Extrapolation Principles | Exported hay was assumed to be irrigated and corresponding irrigation water was excluded from the LCI. |
| Deviations from Treatment and Extrapolation Principles | NA |
| Supply Coverage | 100 |
| Dataset Use Advice | NA |
| Dataset Review Summary | Internal review was performed by Groupe AGÉCO comparing calculated values with other data sources. Data were reviewed by a scientific committee composed of beef industry, government and ENGO experts. External experts were also consulted. |
| Type of Dataset Modelling | Unit process, single operation |
| Dataset Source | FMS 2017 |
| Dataset Review Type | Independent internal review |
| Dataset Scope | Unit process(es), single operation |
| Dataset Review Method | Expert judgement |
| Technological Representativeness | Very good |
| Time Representativeness | Very good |
| Geographical Representativeness | Good |
| Completeness | Very good |
| Precision | Very good |
| Methodological Appropriateness and Consistency | Very good |
| Overall Quality | Very good |
| Reviewer | CRSB |
| Review Report Source | SCAC 2020 |
| Overall Compliance Approval | Not defined |
| Nomenclature Compliance | Not defined |
| Methodological Compliance | Not defined |
| Review Compliance | Not defined |
| Documentation Compliance | Not defined |
| Quality Compliance | Not defined |
| Exchanges | | ID | Flow Type | Flow Reference | Direction | Mean Amount | Resulting Amount |
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| 0 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | harvested hay | Output | 1000 | 1000 | | 1 | Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) | carbon dioxide (fossil) | Output | 2.49 | 2.49 | | 2 | Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) | nitrous oxide | Output | 0.17 | 0.17 | | 3 | Emissions to air (1.3) | Glyphosate | Output | 0.02 | 0.02 | | 4 | Emissions to air (1.3) | Nitrogen oxides | Output | 0.23 | 0.23 | | 5 | Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) | selenium | Output | 0.00005 | 0.00005 | | 6 | Emissions to water (1.1) | Nitrate to groundwater | Output | 1.36 | 1.36 | | 7 | Emissions to water (1.1) | Phophorus to river | Output | 0.43 | 0.43 | | 8 | Emissions to water (1.1) | Phosphate to groundwater | Output | 0.19 | 0.19 | | 9 | Emissions to water (1.1) | Phosphate to river | Output | 0.19 | 0.19 | | 10 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | diesel | Input | 0.0058 | 0.0058 | | 11 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | electricity | Input | 3.5 | 3.5 | | 12 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | natural gas | Input | 7 | 7 | | 13 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | harvested hay | Input | 0 | | | 14 | Resources from water (2.2) | Water withdrawn (surface water) | Input | 3.5 | 3.5 | | 15 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Water withdrawn (unspecified, off-farm) | Input | 18 | 18 | | 16 | Emissions to fresh water (1.1.1) | Water returned to ground water | Output | 1.3 | 1.3 | | 17 | Emissions to fresh water (1.1.1) | Water returned to surface water | Output | 5.2 | 5.2 | | 18 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Manure from beef | Input | 156 | 156 | | 19 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Manure from dairy cows | Input | 159 | 159 | | 20 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Organic N from manure | Input | 1.2 | 1.2 | | 21 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Organic P from manure | Input | 0.5 | 0.5 | | 22 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Organic S from manure | Input | 0.1 | 0.1 | | 23 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Organic K2O from manure | Input | 1.2 | 1.2 | | 24 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Urea, as 100% CO(NH2)2 (NPK 46.6-0-0) | Input | 3.2 | 3.2 | | 25 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Urea-ammonium-nitrate (UAN) 28% (NPK 28-0-0) | Input | 0.2 | 0.2 | | 26 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Monoammonium phosphate (MAP), as 100% (NPK 11-52-0) | Input | 13.9 | 13.9 | | 27 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Potash | Input | 6.9 | 6.9 | | 28 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Ammonium Sulphate, as 100% (NH4)2SO4 (NPK 21-0-0) | Input | 26.6 | 26.6 | | 29 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Lime fertilizer (0 - 4,9% MgCO3) | Input | 0.3 | 0.3 | | 30 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | glyphosate | Input | 0.12 | 0.12 | | 31 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Transport of farm inputs, lorry | Input | 45 | 45 | | 32 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | LDPE - waste | Output | 0.060 | 0.060 | | 33 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | PP - waste | Output | 0.015 | 0.015 | | 34 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | HDPE - waste | Output | 0.015 | 0.015 | | 35 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Paper - waste | Output | 0.022 | 0.022 | | 36 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Cardboard - waste | Output | 0.022 | 0.022 | | 37 | Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) | ammonia | Output | 0.42 | 0.42 | | 38 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Infrastructure (steel for silos) | Input | 0 | | | 39 | Not Elementary Flow (0) | Plastics for baling (LDPE) | Input | 0 | | | 40 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | arsenic | Output | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | | 41 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | cadmium | Output | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | | 42 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | chromium | Output | 0.004 | 0.004 | | 43 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | copper | Output | 0.001 | 0.001 | | 44 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | glyphosate | Output | 0.10 | 0.10 | | 45 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | lead | Output | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | | 46 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | mercury | Output | 0.0000005 | 0.0000005 | | 47 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | molybdenum | Output | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | | 48 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | nickel | Output | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | | 49 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | selenium | Output | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | | 50 | Emissions to agricultural soil (1.2.1) | zinc | Output | 0.006 | 0.006 | | 51 | Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) | carbon dioxide | Input | 0.21 | 0.21 | | 52 | Land occupation (3.1) | Total area of perennial crop occupied (agricultural soil) | Input | 793 | 793 |
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| Dataset Version | 01.00.000 |
| Dataset Intended Applications | The intended application of this dataset is to provide an LCI that integrates considerations at a regional and provincial level to facilitate data use in animal production LCAs in Canada, especially for beef production. |
| Dataset URI | ../processes/db9e470a-c078-45d3-bce4-fb216b7b5e74.xml |
| Dataset Access Restrictions | None |
| Commissioner | CRSB |
| Data Entry | Groupe AGÉCO |
| Approval Source | SCAC 2020 |
| Owner | CRSB |
| Dataset Copyright | True |
| Dataset License Type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| UUID | db9e470a-c078-45d3-bce4-fb216b7b5e74 |
| Timestamp | 2020-05-28T15:18:01+00:00 |