Environment
Maximising carbon storage in grassland: Kingshay
A report from the dairy consultancy Kingshay, part of the VetPartners Group, advises how carbon storage in grassland soils can be increased. The Kingshay report on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), based on data from 100 dairy farms across Great Britain, shows how the levels...
Govt support for CF’s clean energy project
Fertiliser manufacturer CF Fertilisers is to invest over £1 million in a study on the capture and storage of carbon dioxide from the production process at its Ince facility in Cheshire, one of its two UK plants. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – supported by the...
Frontier commits to operational net zero by 2030
Frontier Agriculture, the UK’s largest arable marketing business which is jointly owned by Associated British Foods and Cargill, has pledged to reduce carbon emissions from its own direct operations to net zero by 2030. This target exceeds both the UK government net...
Origin acquires Greentech for its Amenity division
Origin Enterprises, the Group behind the Agrii and Origin Fertilisers businesses, has acquired Greentech to expand its Amenity division while helping its agricultural operations adapt to the new UK agricultural policy direction. Greentech, founded in 1995 near...
Defra launches pilot Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme
Defra has published details of its Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. This was originally floated after farmer criticism of the gap between the phasing out of the CAP style direct farm support payments and the introduction of the UK’s Environmental Land...
Bayer to divest Environmental Science unit
Bayer Crop Science is to divest its Environmental Science Professional business unit, which had 2019 revenues of €600 million, as part of a move to focus on its core agricultural business. Bayer Environmental Science Professional provides environmental services...