Nutrient recycling and management
December 27, 2023
The recovery of wastes, recycling of products, by-products and co-products to land provides an opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint of food production.
The recovery of wastes, recycling of products, by-products and co-products to land provides an opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint of food production.
Contributions of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and growth regulators are estimated to comprise about 3% of GHG emissions in arable cropping.
While there are various tools, there are three main options available to all UK farmers and growers who are keen to start carbon footprinting.
Grasslands cover over 52 million kilometres, or 40.5%, of the total terrestrial area globally and are an important ecosystem and carbon sink.
Much can be learned from studying soil. It is a bewilderingly complex ecosystem of millions of species and organisms.
Farms can be part of the solution by harnessing the power of photosynthesis to grow and build carbon in soils and recycling opportunities.
Each section of this report puts forward a vision of how farming across the UK might adapt to the challenges posed by climate change.
There are increasing opportunities for novel crops and more innovative supply systems to be set up on farms or at other locations.
Emissions KPIs can be adopted across pig, poultry and beef farming, to balance economic viability with social and environmental responsibility.