
Can Scotland achieve net zero farming?
With governments and companies across the world announcing increasingly ambitious plans to reduce their carbon footprints in the last few months, ‘net zero’ has become the new buzzword in business.
With governments and companies across the world announcing increasingly ambitious plans to reduce their carbon footprints in the last few months, ‘net zero’ has become the new buzzword in business.
In the search for a solution that could satisfy high profitability and sustainable environmental performance, a recent study draws attention towards high input grazing and medium duration beef finishing systems.
Cattle farming in Scotland accounts for 26% of total agricultural output – what strategies could be adopted to balance the nation’s red meat production and deliver Scotland’s net zero targets?
The carbon cycle is an essential process in agriculture and with carbon becoming a mainstream topic, farmers need to understand it and how they can influence it.
Carbon emissions have become a hot topic across all industries over the last few years, and agriculture, contributing to 23.9% of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions, is no exception to the discussion.
Accurate carbon accounting is now being demanded by supply chains, governments, and financial institutions to explain, and improve, the carbon footprints of land use and food.
Online calculator adds to SRUC success to help farm businesses.