The “Defra Farm practices survey 2012: England greenhouse gas mitigation practices” has found that farmers are increasing activities to improve greenhouse gas mitigation. For example, the number of farmers using a Nutrient Management Plan to balance their use of fertilizers and manure with environmental and regulatory guidelines has increased from 46% in 2006 to 68% in 2012. The report also covers anaerobic digestion, under-drainage, fertiliser spreaders, manure and slurry storage, farm health planning and biosecurity, grassland, and cattle and sheep feeding regimes and breeding practices.
A summary of the survey is available on the Farming Futures website:http://www.farmingfutures.org.uk/blog/farm-greenhouse-gas-mitigation
The Defra survey results can be downloaded from:http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/files/defra-stats-foodfarm-environ-fps-statsrelease2012-120531.pdf
Source: http://goo.gl/aSGXG
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