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New peatland restoration grant open for applications in Wales

The Welsh government has launched a new Peatland Restoration Grant, offering landowners in Wales the opportunity to secure funding of between £10,000 and £250,000 to restore vital peatland landscapes. Managed…

CARBON

Welsh project seeks to make carbon-absorbing biochar

Converting slurry into carbon-absorbing biochar could help Welsh farmers meet new pollution control regulations. The concept of making biochar from manure is not new, but a project in Wales backed…

TAX

Danish carbon tax could cost farmers £200 a cow by 2035

Farmers in Denmark will be required to pay a tax of 120 Danish krone (£13.40) on each tonne of carbon equivalent emitted on farms from 2030. This figure is after…

BUSINESS

Alternative land uses: Woodland creation - key points

Financial support for woodland creation and management in England is at record levels, so it could be the right time to consider this as an option. Talk of reducing sheep…

CARBON

Pioneering arable farm sells carbon credits to top F1 team

A pioneering arable farm in Leicestershire has become the first farm in the UK to sell measured carbon credits to a range of buyers on the open market, including the…

ENVIRONMENT

How industry is baselining emissions on farm

Baselining, the latest environmental buzzword, looks at emissions and carbon stores on individual farms, providing an initial marker against which progress can be measured. At a larger scale, across hundreds…

CARBON

Carbon markets: A beginner's guide

The UK’s carbon markets are growing, but there is confusion around the principles. Farmers Weekly asks CLA adviser Matthew Doran how they work. See also: Mineral rights - what farmers…

SOILS

AHDB to study environmental benefits of British agriculture

The AHDB has set up a new carbon baselining pilot to help farmers deliver on environmental targets by demonstrating the scale and potential of natural carbon stocks across British agriculture.…

CARBON

Arable farmers advised to baseline their emissions now

Arable farmers are advised to baseline their carbon emissions to start the process of meeting government net-zero targets, with experts estimating that so far less than 50% of producers have…

CARBON

Defra urged to subsidise methane suppressants in cattle

Independent think tank Green Alliance is urging the government to make the use of methane suppressants in dairy and beef systems a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFI) option. It says that…

SHEEP

Methane must not be sole focus of sustainable ag, says NSA

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has released a report to highlight to policymakers the holistic role the sheep industry plays in sustainable agriculture and how focusing solely on “carbon and…