The Soil Farmer of the Year competition has been running since 2015, providing a platform for individuals andbusinesses to demonstrate how soil management can build environmental and economic resilience. The competition aims to recognise, promote and champion farmers who are passionate about safeguarding their soils and demonstrates how despite the vast variation across the agricultural …
Written by Mike Abram The British Society of Soil Science highlights both the benefits of farming for soil carbon, but also its limitationsto mitigate climate change A new Science Note produced by the British Society of Soil Science suggests farmers should be encouraged and rewarded for implementing sustainable soil management or regenerative farming practices. But …
Carbon In Soils: Why Farming For Carbon Should Be Encouraged Read More »
Written by Doug Wanstall from Re-generation Earth We are in a climate emergency, it is down to everyone to make a difference and with that in mind a group of land managers, tech and finance experts have come together to ensure that farmers and land managers benefit from the burgeoning carbon market whilst ensuring a …
The standout pledge at COP26 for farmers was the target to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Eyes, as usual, turned to ruminant production. We know that agriculture is responsible for around 40% of total UK methane emissions, with most of those associated with ruminant livestock and livestock manures. But the picture is more …
Andrew Voysey, Head of Sales & Carbon, Soil Capital Seemingly at every turn, getting paid for carbon is the talk of the town. A flick through r e c e n t editions of Direct Driller is proof enough! As the independent agronomy firm that launched Europe’s first certified and multinational carbon payment programme for …
Getting Paid For Carbon – Farmers’ Top 10 Concerns Read More »
Written by Samuel Smith from Farm Carbon Toolkit (FCT) There’s a rise in farmers and landowners interested in getting paid for carbon sequestration. Yet in the UK, an absence of robust guidance, protocols and industry experience makes this space feel like the “wild west”. Farmers are at risk of being misled, while NGOs and industry …
Demystifying Farm Carbon Offsetting: Three Watch-Outs For Farmers Read More »
In an industry first, farmers considering planting the carbon negative crop Miscanthus can now benefit from a finance package to cover virtually all upfront costs for crop establishment, as well as new direct, long-term offtake agreements with end-users, with 10–15-year index-linked annual returns. The new opportunity has been launched to help support the growing need …
New Miscanthus Finance And End-User Offtake Agreements Assist UK Decarbonisation Read More »
Written by IDTechEx Research Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), or carbon capture and storage (CCS), is a set of technologies used to strip carbon dioxide from industrial waste gases or directly from the atmosphere. Once the carbon dioxide is captured, it is either stored permanently underground (carbon storage) or it is used for a …
Carbon Capture Technology Faces A Difficult Few Years Read More »
Written by Jenni Dungait Soil health and flood management: New research1 led by Soil Health Expert Prof Jenni Dungait and scientists in the UK and the USA shows clear links between the last time a field was tilled, the amount of carbon in the soil, and the potential for soil to slake when wet. In …
Effect Of Farm Management On Topsoil Organic Carbon And Aggregate Stability In Water Read More »
Written by Nick Woodyat Time and time again the main topic of conversation is Nitrogen. Whether from the side of the regeneration farmer who wants to turn the tide from the toxic, expensive inputs, or from the conventional farmer who still believes in the phrase, `Nitrogen builds yield’. It is my belief that it is …
The Question Is, `Why Is Synthetic Nitrogen Burning Carbon?’ Read More »
