carbon sequestration

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and the National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) have both welcomed the creation of a stakeholder group focused on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). Welsh cabinet secretary for climate change and rural...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said the loss of another First Minister in Scotland is a huge blow to “any kind of continuity” for developments for the Scottish agricultural industry. Following the announcement of the resignation of...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research alliance in 2019 to jointly develop beef management approaches, specifically to increase the quality and...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Farmers are invited to a free farm walk in Norfolk to discuss how to make miscanthus work amid unpredictable weather. Delegates will discover resilient cropping solutions tailored to the UK’s increasingly erratic climate, showcasing the crop’s...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has appointed a new national chair – Cumbrian tenant farmer Robert Martin. Martin said he considers it a “huge privilege” to have been elected to lead the association for the next three years. Looking ahead...

I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Cutting-edge UK agri-tech tools are coming together with research and development expertise to help farmers discover more about the role roots play in maintaining healthy soils. Soil degradation currently costs England and Wales £1.2Bn every year, but...

Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law and the soil carbon revolution Written by Aston Brown from the Guardian Wilmot Cattle Co in northern New South Wales is pioneering soil carbon sequestration, but scientists say it’s not a long-term solution Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has called for hedgerows to be included in the Welsh government’s 10% woodland requirement in the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). GWCT said research shows that good-sized hedgerows provide equal or...

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

As I finish off hedging for customers I found myself getting really depressed looking at all this cs and sfi sh!t. Once fields I mowed and baled in some fallow weeds. Fields I fert spread the arable on either fallow stubble or bird seed. The whole lot looks unloved. Then onto hedges. Got most...

Was looking for reliable answers to how much carbon pasture sequesters vs trees as seems to be an awful lot of misinformation out there. No idea if this is accurate but thought it interesting, one could conclude that planting up 10% plus of Welsh livestock farms with trees provides no meaningful...

Calling all land managers! Are you involved in carbon sequestration projects? Your insights are valuable for my dissertation research. Take a few minutes to fill out this survey and help me understand land manager satisfaction with carbon projects. Your input will contribute to important...

Maybe we are getting this wrong. Double the Red Tractor fees and spend all the money on a marketing campaign. But... "If it doesn't have a Red Tractor on it, it's cheap stuff from God knows where, that has been sprayed and injected with God knows what" That would call out the supermarkets...

Now I read this before somewhere and thought what a great idea, tell the welsh government to stick their schemes up their hole and just sell our carbon storage pasture credits in an open market to wealthier businesses looking to store carbon on pasture or whatever and only take the price we want...

whos actually involved in this and does anyone know who set it up?

https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/defra-minister-hints-at-elm-cap-to-maintain-food-production?utm_source=hometopstories

I see there appears to be some momentum to protest but @delilah is right... what are YOU going to protest about? I suspect we all want something different as we are often divergent from each other even within each sector. If I was in Cardiff with a banner, it would be focused on the dash to net...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Andrew Muir is Northern Ireland’s new farm minister, appointed with the task of heading up the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The Alliance Party representative hails from Bangor in north Co. Down, and has a...