Environment
New data on pig ammonia emissions
An AHDB-funded research project has provided robust evidence of ammonia emissions from a wide range of modern pig production systems, which will help in future climate change mitigation work The accelerated ammonia monitoring trial established eight new ammonia...
Set soil health baselines ahead of ELMs
Analysis services business Eurofins Agro recommends farmers and their advisers to test their soils now to establish a soil health baseline ahead of a new soil standard due next year. The government issued the Arable Soil Standard in June 2021 as part of its...
Scots call for government to support farm climate change
A consortium of farmer-led groups and their business advisers working to develop a more sustainable agricultural industry in Scotland, starting with suckler beef production, has written an open letter to government which appears to have gone cold on the project -...
AB Agri joins GFLI to reduce feed emissions
AB Agri, the monogastric feed manufacturer and co-product distributor in the UK and China, has joined the Global Feed Life Cycle Analysis Institute (GFLI) to help reduce emissions associated with animal feeds and increase the overall sustainability of livestock...
Concern over Environment Agency’s autumn manure spreading curbs
An Environment Agency (EA) statement advising on compliance with Defra rules to control manure applications near water courses has been criticised by industry bodies as too prescriptive and a missed opportunity for soil health. Defra’s Farming Rules for Water (FRfW)...
MVF to state carbon footprint on dairy feed labels
Mole Valley Farmers (MVF) is to include a carbon footprint figure on all its dairy compound and blended feed product labels as standard from next month. It says the move, part of its Climate Positive Agriculture initiative, is an industry first. From August 1st 2021...