The ARCZero European Innovation Partnership Project will be holding their first farm walk on the farm of Hugh Harbison near Aghadowey.

About this event

ARCZero is a European Innovation Partnership project made up of a co-operative of 7 farms in Northern Ireland.

It seeks to measure and manage carbon flows at the individual farm level to empower farmers to make positive change towards carbon zero farming.

The project is independently led by John Gilliland, alongside 7 commercial farms and industry partners including AgriSearch, Devenish, Queens University Belfast and Birnie Consultancy.​ARCZero has focused on producing an accurate, individual, whole farm carbon balance sheets. It has precisely measured on-farm carbon stocks (soils, trees and hedges) combining them with the results of a whole farm Lifecycle Analysis calculator. This has enabled the accurate creation of a base-line greenhouse gas position.

By assessing future management practices and identifying the most impactful behaviours the project…