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Arc Zero: The Road to Net Zero - Farm Walk with Simon Best

Fri 17 Jun

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Acton Farm

The ARCZero EIP Project is holding a farm walk at Simon Best's on “The road towards net zero”

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Arc Zero: The Road to Net Zero - Farm Walk with Simon Best
Arc Zero: The Road to Net Zero - Farm Walk with Simon Best

Time & Location

17 Jun 2022, 16:30 – 18:30

Acton Farm, Acton Rd, Poyntzpass, Newry BT35 6TA, UK

About the event

ARCZero, a farmer-led European Innovation Project co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced it will hold a farm walk on Tuesday 21st June on the farm of Simon Best near Poyntzpass, County Armagh.ARCZero, led by Professor John Gilliland of Devenish, is comprised of seven innovative farmers from across Northern Ireland together with academic and industry partners including Devenish, Queen’s University, AgriSearch and Birnie Consultancy. 

It has been investigating practical ways to measure, manage and reduce carbon in ruminant farming. ARCZero has just finished creating a robust baseline of both emissions and carbon stocks and is now looking at how these farms can further reduce their emissions while increasing their carbon stocks in a manner which will accelerate their journey towards Net Zero.Hosted by Simon Best, this will be the second in a series of farm…

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