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  1. TFF

    How to Capture Cash With Carbon

    NRCS Farmers across the country annually hang their livelihoods on the potential of tiny seeds to transform into cornstalks taller than the grower who planted them. The same goes for soybean plants so thick and full you can barely distinguish the rows between them. It’s this potential that keeps...
  2. Chris F

    Correcting myths around carbon markets could unlock income of thousands of pounds for UK farmers

    Correcting myths around carbon markets could unlock income of thousands of pounds for UK farmers Andrew Voysey, Chief Impact Officer, Soil Capital UK agriculture could benefit from payments worth as much as £500m every year if myths around carbon markets are corrected. But the industry must...
  3. H

    Anyone had any experience with carbon offsetting payments. Soil capital in particular?

    As the title, I have been approached by soil capital after expressing an interest some time ago. Have put the numbers into their calculator and it comes out with a quite significant payment. Has anyone had dealings with soil capital or any of the others out there?
  4. Trinity AgTech

    Wye oh Wye…?

    Wye oh Wye…? The River Wye intertwines the border of England and-Wales. Once the nations “favourite” river it now probably has more designations than actual fish and continues to regularly feature in the media as the poster girl for agricultural pollution. In this article I hope to provide some...
  5. TFF

    Local weather data aids better Agronomic Decision Making in the UK

    First deployement : Frontier's network of Sencrop ag-weather stations for precision farming Sencrop and Frontier Agriculture have joined forces to roll out a UK-wide network of connected weather stations, helping farmers and their agronomists to make better crop management decisions. Following...
  6. M

    Full time farming to part time?

    I’ve been thinking that with a few changes in stock numbers and infrastructure, I could quite easily free up enough time to generate more income away from the livestock business. However, I’ve been full time since I left school and have very few qualifications that lend well to off farm income...
  7. Farmer Fin

    If you generate carbon credits are you carbon negative?

    Can someone elaborate about being able to sell carbon credits through regenerative farming. Does that mean you are carbon negative and supposedly locking up more C than you are producing?
  8. M

    CS, SFI, ELMS, GRANTS

    Been in a meeting today with Defra and ELMS is being pulled imminently. SFI is being pulled into CS and the new scheme will be called CS PLUS. Payment rates will be increasing and grant schemes will be pulled into it also.
  9. unlacedgecko

    "No help for farmers" - Gov confirms

  10. Agriland RSS

    Datamars joins Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

    Written by William Kellett from Agriland Datamars, a global livestock management and data solutions company, has joined forces with organizations such as WWF, McDonalds, and Cargill as part of a worldwide network of people and organizations powering progress in sustainable beef – the Global...
  11. The Guardian RSS

    Food firms’ plans for 1.5C climate target fall short, say campaigners

    Food firms’ plans for 1.5C climate target fall short, say campaigners Written by Patrick Greenfield from the Guardian Major producers of soya and beef accused of failing to deliver on pledges to stop deforestation The world’s largest food companies, whose products have been linked to the...
  12. J

    Nutrient Pollution: Who's at fault and what can we do about it?

    I'm a university student currently conducting research on nutrient use and waste, particularly looking into phosphate pollution of our waterways and eutrophication. As farmers are key stewards of the environment, I'd love to hear what you think about common questions on the issue. Farming...
  13. Trinity AgTech

    Carbon Farming: Opportunities for Agriculture and Farmers to Gain From Decarbonization

    HIGHLIGHTS Growing global population has increased food demand resulting in carbon footprint from agricultural activities that continue to impact the environment negatively. While agriculture is part of the problem, it can also become a part of the solution. CO2 emissions from agricultural...
  14. onesiedale

    "Methane evidence needed" - DEFRA

    . The UK Government has today launched a UK-wide call for evidence asking agricultural industry, scientists and the wider public for information on the use of new types of animal feed products that can reduce methane emissions from livestock. Ruminant livestock – cows and sheep - are the...
  15. TFF

    Climate-friendly cows require methane inhibitors 2022-08-19

    Photo: Shutterstock A new feed additive developed by DSM inhibits the emission of the greenhouse gas methane by cows, like adding nitrate to the feed does. Animal feed researcher Jan Dijkstra outlines the effect and possibilities. ‘The effectiveness of Bovaer – DSM’s product that inhibits...
  16. The Guardian RSS

    Leading grain traders ‘sourcing soy beans from Brazilian farm linked to abuse’

    Leading grain traders ‘sourcing soy beans from Brazilian farm linked to abuse’ Written by Andrew Downie from the Guardian Bunge and Cargill, behind more than 30% of soy exports to EU and UK, accused of exposing suppliers to link with indigenous rights violations Two of the world’s biggest...
  17. AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds

    GB harvest progresses at pace & AHDB outlooks are now live

    GB harvest progresses at pace & AHDB outlooks are now live Our latest harvest report is now available here: harvest progress in Great Britain. Below there are some key highlights listed from the latest report. This year’s harvest progress is excellent so far, with 63% of the total GB harvest...
  18. TFF

    The Importance of Insets: where mitigation and offsetting mix

    It’s always scope 1 somewhere. Even in the gnarliest supply chains, your scope 3 emissions are someone else's scope 1. For the past few months, we’ve been writing and debating with you about two unresolved, mind-bending climate tech hot topics: carbon markets and supply chain decarbonization. At...
  19. TFF

    Cover crops as cash crops: Farmers angle to profit off the practice

    For all their environmental and agronomic benefits, the cost of growing cover crops is one barrier that stops many farmers from even trying them. Enter entrepreneurs like Mike DeCamp, CEO of CoverCress Inc., a company that developed a variety of pennycress, a weed in other parts of the...
  20. P

    Minette Batters

    Sunday Mail today. Page 27. A very good article from Minette about possible food shortages. Someone needs to wake up.
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