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- Our new white paper report “Achieving Net Zero: farming’s 2040 goal” sets out three pillars of activity that will drive agriculture in the UK towards achieving this aim: improving farming’s productive efficiency changing land use and management to capture more carbon in soils and vegetation
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The booklet includes 26 case studies, from farms across England and Wales, showing how farmers are working towards net zero, illustrating how changes can be made to farming businesses to help achieve the NFU’s 2040 net zero ambition.
Our ambition for a net zero contribution to climate change across the whole of agricultural production by 2040 is a national aspiration, not an expectation that every farm can reach net zero. Every farm will start the journey to net zero from a different place and will need a unique action plan.
Sep 10, 2024 · Ambitious plans to make farming ‘net zero’ by 2040 - 10 years ahead of the UK’s legally-binding national target – may not be achieved, the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has told the BBC.
Sep 9, 2019 · The National Farmers' Union (NFU), which represents 55,000 UK farmers, has set a target of net-zero emissions in British farming by 2040.
agriculture’s environmental footprint. British farmers and growers provide the quality raw ingredients that supply our safe, traceable food supply chain, one which is the envy of the world. British farming underpins the UK’s food and drink sector, which today is worth £113 billion and employs nearly four million people. Both now and in
Jan 8, 2020 · We have the potential to create a virtuous circle between agriculture, addressing climate change, protecting biodiversity, and securing investment in our rural economy.
