Farm Carbon Footprint Assessments
Understand your farm’s carbon footprint. Identify opportunities. Make informed decisions.
A practical approach to farm carbon
Understanding your farm’s carbon footprint is becoming increasingly important. Farmers are increasingly being asked about carbon emissions by customers, supply chains, environmental schemes and other organisations.
A farm carbon footprint assessment can help you understand where emissions are coming from across your business and provide a baseline from which to identify opportunities for improvement.
But the numbers are only the starting point.
With over 40 years of experience working in agriculture, my approach is to help farmers understand what the results mean in practical terms and identify realistic opportunities that work for their individual farming system.
What is a Farm Carbon Footprint Assessment?
A farm carbon footprint assessment looks at the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions associated with your farming business.
Depending on the information available and the nature of the farm, this can include areas such as:
- Fuel and energy use
- Fertiliser and crop inputs
- Livestock and manure
- Purchased feed and other inputs
- Crop production
- Land use and carbon sequestration
The assessment provides a snapshot of your farm’s current carbon footprint and can act as a useful benchmark for measuring progress in the future.
What is included?
1. Initial discussion
We’ll discuss your farm and explain the information required to complete the assessment.
2. Data collection and review
I will work with you to gather and review the relevant farm information.
3. Carbon footprint calculation
Your information will be entered into the appropriate Farm Carbon Tool methodology to calculate the farm’s carbon footprint.
4. Understanding the results
The results will be reviewed with you to identify the main areas contributing to your farm’s footprint.
5. Practical next steps
We’ll discuss realistic opportunities for improvement and areas that may be worth investigating further.
Who could benefit?
A Farm Carbon Footprint Assessment may be useful if you:
- Have been asked for carbon information by a customer or supply chain
- Want to understand your farm’s current carbon footprint
- Are considering changes to improve efficiency or reduce emissions
- Want to establish a baseline for future comparison
- Are involved in an environmental or sustainability project
- Are exploring opportunities connected with natural capital or environmental funding
Why work with me?
I understand farming
My background is not purely in carbon accounting. I have spent more than 40 years working across practical agriculture, agronomy, potatoes and fresh produce.
That experience means I can look beyond the numbers and discuss the results within the context of your farming business.
The aim is not simply to produce a carbon figure. It is to help you understand what it means.
Pricing
Farm Carbon Footprint Assessments from £595
The final cost will depend on the size and complexity of the farming business and the amount of information required.
A clear quotation will be provided before work begins.
Group projects and funded programmes: Please get in touch to discuss opportunities for multiple farms, farmer groups or environmental projects.
Interested in finding out more?
If you would like to discuss a Farm Carbon Footprint Assessment for your farm, a group of farmers or a wider project, please get in touch.
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