Farm and land resource management

Farms can be part of the solution by harnessing the power of photosynthesis to grow and build carbon in soils and recycling opportunities.

Much can be learned from studying soil. It is a bewilderingly complex ecosystem of millions of species and organisms.

Grasslands cover over 52 million kilometres, or 40.5%, of the total terrestrial area globally and are an important ecosystem and carbon sink.

While there are various tools, there are three main options available to all UK farmers and growers who are keen to start carbon footprinting.

Contributions of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and growth regulators are estimated to comprise about 3% of GHG emissions in arable cropping.

Recycling carbon rich by-products of rural, urban and industrial activities back to soil presents an opportunity to mitigate climate change.

One significant impact of Brexit was the opportunity for the four devolved nations to decide for themselves how to support farmers.

Promoting a better balance between farming and Nature can only come when the evaluation of natural benefits can be quantified on an agreed basis.

Defra’s target is for at least 70% of farmers, covering at least 70% of farmland, to take up Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements.