Paid-for opportunity for UK farmers to carry out pulse trials

Published 2024년 2월 26일

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The Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) project, spearheaded by PGRO and funded by Innovate UK, is aiming to boost pulse cropping from 5% to 20% in the UK's arable rotations. This initiative is expected to lower the country's agricultural carbon footprint and reduce dependence on imported soya meal for livestock feed. The project, involving 18 partners and a network of farmers, will conduct trials over the next four years, with the first contracts signed in February and at least 40 farmers expected to participate.

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The Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) project a set of seismic objectives which, if achieved, would transform UK arable rotations while making an enormous contribution towards UK agriculture’s carbon-cutting targets. It aims to facilitate the increase of pulse cropping from 5% to 20% in arable rotations, and intends to displace up to half the imported soya meal used in livestock feed rations. Led by PGRO, the £5.9m Innovate UK-funded project which was launched in June 2023 hinges on the consortium of 18 partners and the network of farmers who will carry out trials. British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN) founder Tom Allen-Stevens, is leading the farm trials work, and commented: “We are looking for farmers who are growing, or plan to grow, beans or peas this season and who are growing them in the rotation for the next four years. “We will offer support and payment for them to monitor the crop. In particular we want to compare an area grown to pulses with one that isn’t over a period ...

Source: UKFarmersguide