The project will identify user-friendly carbon foot printing tools and provide a benchmarking facility along with information, advice and detailed case studies. There will be a number of low carbon workshops and on-farm training events on offer in the coming months open to all interested farmers and growers.
In order to provide a benchmarking facility, the Soil Association needs to collect carbon foot printing data from different farms and is looking for farmers to get involved.
Poppy Johnson, Low Carbon Farming adviser at the Soil Association, said: “There is a growing urgency for farms to reduce their carbon footprint. This kind of work is essential if we’re going to reach government targets of reducing green house gas emissions 80% by 2050. Farming has a vital role to play when it comes to our impact on climate, and is responsible for 30% of UK greenhouse gas emissions.
“We hope to encourage adoption of best practice by enabling farmers to learn from each other, make assessments of their current activities and identify areas where improvements could be made. I look forward to hearing from farmers keen to get involved in the initial carbon foot printing exercise.”
Source: Soil Association
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