What is Low Carbon Farming?

BECOME A LOW CARBON FARMER HAVE A LOOK AT THE 12 LOW CARBON 'BEST PRACTICES' THAT FARMERS ARE ADOPTING TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND INCREASE THEIR PROFITS. LOW AVERAGE GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT CLIMATE BENEFIT GUIDE FINANCIAL BENEFIT SOIL & GRASSLAND NUTRIENT AND MANURE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Lit USING NUTRIENT REDUCING TILLAGE BUDGETING SOFTWARE | 5| USING COMPOSTS AND USING LEGUMES INSTEAD OF MINERAL FERTILISER MANURES INSTEAD OF MINERAL FERTILISER LAND USE CHANGES IMPROVING APPLICATION OF NUTRIENTS A. EXTENDED LEYS B. PLANTING COVER CROPS C. AGROFORESTRY LIVESTOCK INVESTING IN MANAGEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY 10 IMPROVING INSTALLING A ANIMAL HEALTH WIND TURBINE 11 IMPROVING INSTALLING PV ANIMAL FEED | E SOLAR PANELS 12 IMPROVING STOCK INSTALLING THROUGH GENETICS AN ANAEROBIC AND BREEDING DIGESTER FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT www.soilassociation.org/lowcarbon CREDITS DATA IS FROM The Business Benefits of Low Carbon Farming: Project Report. Written by Laurence G. Smith, Catherine L. Gerrard, Susanne Padel of The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm. September 2013. ORGANIC RESEARCH CENTRE Low Carbon Farming defra DATA COMPILED BY Sam Adams, Low Carbon Farming project manager, based at the Soil Association, Bristol, UK. ELM FARM Buropean Agiaaa Fund for Rur Denalapont: Eurape inventing in raml arc THE LOW CARBON FARMING PROJECT is part financed by the European Agricultural Fund for European Development 2007-2013: Europe investing in rural areas. Thanks to our funders and also to Duchy College.