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Andy Bason

Newhouse Farm, Northington Down, Alresford 

  • Farm size: 800ha
  • Annual rainfall: 770mm
  • Soil type:  Loam

Andy Bason says reducing carbon emissions is a key goal which will benefit his business financially as well as environmentally. Farm enterprises include a strict soil management policy across some 600ha of combinable crops. The farm switched to minimum tillage in 2000 and is now pushing towards no tillage, only using cultivations strategically.

Transition goals: 

  • 30% cut in carbon emissions
  • Establish 10ha of agroforestry
  • Establish 10ha of woodland
 

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Transition Farmer: Setback as deer destroy tree new growth

Transition farmers are striving to secure a better future for their businesses. We catch up with Andy Bason on his farm in Hampshire. Deer, voles and extreme weather have taken…

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How to build climate resilience into farm business plans

Urgent action is required to build greater climate resilience into farming systems to ensure that productivity isn’t compromised, and farms remain viable, experts stress. According to the UK Climate Change…

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Latest SFI offer: Greater ambition and premium payments

The greater flexibility on offer, and the opportunity to combine it with other existing agri-environment schemes, are both benefits of what we know about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) so…

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Transition Farm Walk visits carbon-negative arable unit

Farmers Weekly Transition Farmer Andy Bason provided an insight into his carbon-negative, Hampshire-based arable unit during a recent farm walk.  The Transition Farm Walk saw more than 80 visitors descend…

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Farming emissions: What they are and why they must be tackled

Farming is responsible for 11% of total UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and as much as 88% of UK ammonia emissions, according to Defra’s latest Agri-climate report. Emissions matter for…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

How to get a carbon-based income from woodland

On-farm tree planting is linked to diversification opportunities, extra revenue, better farm productivity and meeting wider environmental goals – with trees being able to lock up carbon and support nature…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition farmer update: Andy Bason advances agroforestry

There has been plenty of activity at Newhouse Farm in Hampshire over the past few months, as manager and Farmers Weekly Transition Farmer Andy Bason has pushed ahead with his…

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Survey: Farms hampered by uncertainty over future income

More farmers are striving to secure a sustainable future for their businesses – but say they often lack the information needed to do so. Rising input costs, volatile markets and…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Agroforestry and direct sales in plans for C02 negative farm

Reducing carbon emissions is a key goal for Hampshire farm manager and Transition Farmer Andy Bason, who says doing so will improve profitability as well as benefiting the environment. Mr…

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