Environment
Cefetra launches farm Ecosystem Services business
National arable marketing business Cefetra is collaborating with the independent agronomy company Soil Capital to help growers secure a financial return for sustainable practices undertaken on their farms. The company believes...
Greater role for former foodstuff feeds in Europe
The European Former Foodstuff Processors’ Association (EFFPA), the umbrella body for national former foodstuff processor bodies such as the UKFFPA, has marked its 10th anniversary. A conference to mark the milestone in Brussels last...
Findings of Defra survey on methane feed additives
Defra has published a summary of consultations to its call for evidence on the use of methane-suppressing feed additives in ruminant diets. The AIC has welcomed the government’s description of methane-suppressing feed technologies as...
Agreena’s fourth year of regenerative carbon as UK farm income stream
AgreenaCarbon, Europe’s largest soil carbon platform, is opening its fourth year of payments for soil carbon, with UK farmers invited to join its programme for harvest year 2024. The platform, based in Denmark, says over one million...
Agrivert expands into solar energy
Anaerobic digestion and biogas specialist Agrivert has acquired a solar energy business to widen its portfolio of renewable energy generating services. Agrivert was formed in 1994, initially to treat sewage sludge after new...
Carbon chain partnership unlocks farm revenues
A carbon chain partnership based on a Leicestershire farming estate demonstrates how carbon can be successfully turned into an agricultural revenue stream. Accurate measurement of the carbon balance is...
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