Defra-funded pulse project launch in UK

Published 2023년 6월 5일

Tridge summary

Innovate UK has initiated a four-year, £5.9m project titled 'Nitrogen Efficient Plants for Climate Smart Arable Cropping Systems' (NCS) to assist UK farmers in reducing emissions. The project aims to increase pulse cropping to 20% and replace up to half of imported soya meal with home-grown pulses and legumes. It will support 200 farms in establishing carbon baselines and tracking emissions, with leading farmers receiving funding for crop and feeding trials. The project will also launch the PulsePEP hub for sharing best practices and will be officially launched at the Cereals Event in June. Farmers interested in the project can sign up on the PulsePEP website.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

A government-funded project aimed at helping farmers reduce emissions has been launched by Innovate UK. ‘Nitrogen Efficient Plants for Climate Smart Arable Cropping Systems’ (NCS) is a four-year research project involving 200 UK farms and 17 industry partners which is looking to bring a reduction of 1.5Mt CO₂e per annum. The £5.9m project is one of a number of projects receiving a share of £30m of government funding. The main aims of the project are to increase pulse cropping in arable rotations to 20% across the UK (increasing from the current 5%) and also to develop and test new feed rations. In addition the project aims to substitute up to 50% of imported soya meal used in feed with more climate friendly home-grown pulses and legumes. These aims will be driven by farmers through a series of paid-for on-farm trials. PGRO Chief Executive, Roger Vickers, said: “Everyone knows that pulses and legumes have considerable benefits for UK farming systems. But these have never been truly ...

Source: UKFarmbusiness