Globally, Agriculture is stated to contribute 14% of greenhouse gases. These include Nitrous Oxide (fertiliser, run off and waste) and Methane. Methane is x21 as detrimental as CO2. Interestingly British Agriculture is said to contribute 9% of it’s greenhouse gases. This result is achieved by efficient use of farm waste, better animal feeding, especially ruminant […]
Author Archives: Wesley Habershon
Reducing Methane via Legumes and High-Quality Grass
Following on from my previous article on the role of UK Agriculture on reducing its methane contribution and achieving Carbon Zero, I look to the role of legumes and high-quality grass. Legume? • Peas, Beans, Peanuts, Lentils, Soya Beans, Clover & Lucerne – grown in a pod. • High in protein & carbohydrate but low in […]
The Amazon is Alight! And You Guessed It, We Are Responsible!
“Every meat-eater on the planet is helping to fuel the Amazon forest fires – here’s how” Alex Lockwood (Friday 23rd August; The Independent) Sorry to bring the doom and gloom articles but I believe it is part of my job to see what the world, UK or customers/prospective customers are being fed by the media, […]
It’s All About Drainage!
Milk from forage, forage grown/hectare, healthy soil and removing compaction are all linked especially on heavy soils. Water is imperative to growth but too much leads to poor root structure and less tonnes grown/ha. I’ve grown up on a predominantly heavy clay farm at the base of a significant hill, so water table and compaction […]