Net Zero

Got the results back for our first crop of red clover silage cut in May 23. Was sown Sept 23 after winter wheat. Protein perhaps not quite as I hoped it might be but maybe clover wasn't established enough to be pumping the N. Received a light dressing of N (18kg/ha) to try and compensate for this. H

I'm working with the team from Venture Folk to deliver The Green Innovation Academy at Queen's University, 3 days starting on 21st July. It's an intensive programme to develop the skills that we'll need to innovate, with the opportunity to work on your own chosen topics. I'd LOVE to see some farmers

DAERA has recently funded a research project that brings together researchers from AFBI and Ulster University to explore what currently works well and what more can be done to support our local hills and uplands farmers developing sustainable practices while maintaining a productive and viable farm

Hello, I'm new to this forum and posting for the first time here. Ulster University is undertaking a 3 year DAERA funded project with AFBI into sustainable farming practices among hills and uplands farmers, and the facilitators and barriers to participating in environmental schemes. We are curren

I run a business collecting produce from local growers and delivering to restaurants. I would love to see a project where we could collect food waste, bring it for composting and then deliver compost back out to the growers. What do you reckon?

https://www.irishagroforestry.ie/carbonfarming

For those who've not yet heard John speak about his research at the Lands at Dowth in County Meath and the ArcZero Project up here, then here are the slides from one of his recent presentations. There's some really fascinating data coming out of the research on how grassland based ruminant livestock

Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful are offering free carbon literacy training funded by DAERA. You can book a place here I went last week. Some scary stuff and a real sense of urgency which was a bit overwhelming 😱but apparently the good news about actions we can take comes in module 4. Looking fo

Has anyone come across any work on harmonising and regulating carbon accounting? The problem needing addressed is that when a greenhouse gas positive (emitting) or negative (sequestering) process involves more than one household, organisation, or country, there needs to be a decision on who counts

For anyone who missed the discussion with QUB around Opportunities on the way to Net Zero, there is a leaflet attached about the project. They are looking for ideas for innovative, game changing projects that can help us to make the transition to net zero. Of course we are all pretty daunted by th

https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/10/22/Before-the-chicken-and-the-egg-came-the-planet-Meet-the-company-selling-the-UK-s-first-carbon-neutral-eggs