If you have signed up to PulsePEP, make sure to join the FREE @FarmCO2Toolkit online drop in sessions to help you to establish your carbon baseline.
For more information on PulsePEP, follow this link.
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29th July at 10-11 am: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87429978384?pwd=uxdfhGBGy4lyEu0zJottbWt4nAqbtB.1…
21st Aug at 1-2 pm: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87594142164?pwd=PcvWypphvd4SJb8xKY7bUCFyP0gDz9.1…
19th September 9:30-10:30 am: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83714075614
21st October 4-5 pm: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87105681148
21st November 1-2 pm: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86231499252
Pulses are leguminous crops harvested for dry protein-rich seed, with peas (pisum sativum) and beans (vicia faba) being the major crops in the UK.
Nitrogen Efficient Plants for Climate Smart Arable Cropping Systems (NCS) is a four-year £5.9M ambitious research programme involving 200 UK farms and 18 partners. The project is funded by the Defra Farming Innovation Programme, delivered by Innovate UK. The consortium of UK companies, research institutes and farmer networks, led by PGRO, aims to bring about a reduction of 1.5Mt CO₂e per annum or 54% of the maximum potential for UK Agriculture. This will be achieved by increasing pulse and legume cropping in arable rotations to 20% across the UK (currently 5%). In addition, 50% of imported soya meal used in livestock rations will be replaced with home-grown feeds. Both of these ambitious aims will be steered by science and proven by real farm enterprises, with significant benefits for both crop and livestock productivity, including cost savings of over £1bn/yr.
The number of tools and calculators available can be daunting. None are necessarily right or wrong, the appropriate tool for you depends on the question you are asking.
The Farm Carbon Toolkit was created by farmers for farmers. For over a decade, we’ve worked to further the understanding of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture. We provide tools and services to measure impact and run projects with farmers that inspire action on the ground. Our vision is a farming sector that minimises its carbon emissions and maximises its carbon sequestration, whilst producing quality food and a wide range of public goods, all produced by resilient and profitable farm businesses. Some people call this vision a regenerative farming future.
Farmers taking part in and getting paid for on-farm trials as part of the NCS Project.
Lots of initiatives are measuring and reporting the carbon or greenhouse footprint of products or activities, including crops, livestock and food.
The key GHGs for agriculture that contribute directly to climate change are: Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) All these GHGs are often grouped under the umbrella term ‘carbon’.
NCS project partners are conducting pulse cropping and animal feed trials as part of the NCS Project.
Farmers working with scientists to achieve the best from pulse crops and reduce their carbon emissions.
Farmers are taking part in and being paid for on-farm trials as part of the NCS project.
