New 5 year pilot to calculate farming's true carbon footprint
AHDB and Quality Meat Scotland are to invest a combined £2,875,000 of levy-payers' money into a major new research project to calculate agriculture's true environmental impact including emissions and sequestrations. They're currently recruiting farms to join the five year pilot.
As the race for a universally accepted system of measurement for use in eco labelling gathers pace, credible primary data like this will be vital to ensure the industry gets treated fairly.