This year we had the 26th annual summit of the United nations climate change conference; COP26. From the 31st October until the 12th November world leaders, government representatives, businesses and citizens will arrive in Scotland for twelve days of talks around how to tackle climate change.

To coincide with this important event in this month’s Agronomy Matters Podcast we discuss all things net zero with some experts from the field.

First, we have Becky Willson, Business Development and Technical Director from Farm Carbon Toolkit who talks to us about the drivers for change, how we can calculate carbon footprints on farm and what we should do with a carbon figure once we have one. We then have Will Oliver, an arable and poultry farmer from Leicestershire who has been shortlisted for this year’s climate change champion of the year award. Will shares with us the highs and lows of his journey so far. And finally, we have Dr Harry Langford from CHAP who tells us a bit more about the technologies available to us now and those that are being developed for the future.

Many of our BASIS Qualifications provide you with the knowledge you need to help with the journey to net zero including our Soil and Water Management qualification which covers how to manage organic matter in soils to increase carbon storage, looks at the impacts of different cultivations on greenhouse gas emissions and covers the impacts of nutrient applications on the carbon footprint of farming. Please click here to read more about our Soil and Water Management Qualification.

Useful Links:

Carbon Toolkit Calculator https://calculator.farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/user/register