At a SRUC event last week, dairy farmers have been urged to 'get ahead of the curve' when it comes to implementing technical efficiency measures to help reduce their carbon footprint.
During a panel of climate experts, farmers, and food brands at Natural Products Expo West, US dairy company Organic Valley announced the launch of a program to reach carbon neutrality through a new carbon insetting program.
With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63% by 2030.
Carbon sequestration is one solution for the global climate challenge. It is about the long-term storage of carbon, for instance in plants and the soil.
A major new project will show how increasing soil carbon on 20 Heytesbury district farms in Australia can lead to food production and climate change benefits.
