N.Ireland
Soil management will play key role in future of sustainable farming – UGS
Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) president, John Egerton, has confirmed the key role that soil management will play on farms in...
carbon sequestration
N.Ireland
Research confirms environmental benefits of grazing ruminants
Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research...
N.Ireland
Has the potential of soils to sequester carbon been overestimated?
A number of research scientists believe that the potential of our soils to sequester carbon has been seriously overestimated. Some...
Environment
Research: Crushed rock in farm soils could boost carbon capture
Adding crushed rocks to farm soils can accelerate carbon sequestration and boost crop productivity, according to research scientists attending this...
N.Ireland
Drones take carbon project to next level in Scotland
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the...
N.Ireland
Strong uptake for Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is confirming a 92% submission rate for the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme, courtesy of...
N.Ireland
Report: Key role of fast-growing conifers in carbon sequestration
An official UK report has highlighted the potential of plantations of fast-growing conifers to sequester extremely high levels of carbon...
Arable
Designing root systems to reach new soil depths
Scientists have discovered how to potentially design root systems to grow deeper by altering their angle of growth to be...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farm stores 33,000t of CO2e in top 30cm of soil
Over 70 people were in attendance at an Accelerating Ruminant Carbon Zero (ARCZero) farm walk in Co. Fermanagh on Tuesday...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: To plough or not plough?
10 years ago, researchers at Harper Adams University in Shropshire in the UK set out on a long-term project to...
Arable
Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?
Farmers face a ‘geographic lottery’ in terms of soil carbon sequestration, if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil...
Environment
Soil carbon levels keep on rising after 50 years of slurry trial
The fact that soil carbon sequestration levels in grassland have kept on rising 50 years into a bespoke slurry spreading...
Environment
Research: Commercial forestry could deliver 269% more climate mitigation
A new study involving researchers at University of Limerick (UL) has highlighted the role that the planting of new commercial...
Environment
McAleer: NI needs ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to develop an...
Agri-Business
How an Australian cattle rancher sold Microsoft $500,000 of carbon credits
Computing giant Microsoft has launched a new partnership with Australian farm Wilmot Cattle Company to use grazing cattle to offset...
