Technical Information

As the Low Carbon Farming project progresses our information sheets will cover a range of topics from low carbon farming practices to renewable energy technologies and opportunities.

We're constantly developing this area of the project and building our technical resources. Information will be updated as resources become available, so please check the website regularly.

Carbon footprinting

Carbon footprinting on farms [PDF 250KB]

    

Carbon footprint calculators - a case study comparision review [PDF 356 KB}

    

Low carbon farming practice

An introduction to low carbon farming [PDF 271KB] 

       

Introduction to climate change and agriculture [PDF 251KB]

                                                            

Renewable energy

Grow your own energy [PDF 402KB]

     

Carbon sequestration

Introduction to Biochar [PDF 563KB]

    

 

Related links

Case studies

Events presentations

Introduction to low carbon arable production: Yatesbury House Farm, Wiltshire. 23 September 2011

Richard Gantlett - Yatesbury House Farm [PDF 1.25 MB]

Alan Hopkins - Low carbon arable farming [PDF 325 KB]

Hugo House, Good Energy - On farm renewable energy opportunities [PDF 2.88 MB]

Moving towards low carbon farming: Woodland Valley Farm, Cornwall. 27 September 2011

Chris Lloyd, EBLEX - The win-win from climate change for beef and lamb [PDF 6.76 MB]

Martin Wood, Earthcare Technical -  The management and importance of soil carbon [PDF 4.09 MB]

Hugo House, Good Energy - On farm renewable energy opportunities [PDF 2.88 MB]

 

Partners:

 

 

Funders:

 

 

The Ashden Trust

 

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