Improving soil organic matter and farm carbon management

Improving soil organic matter and farm carbon management SW07 Individuals looking to increase soil organic matter and sequester Carbon in the soil to achieve optimum and sustainable crop yields. The course will explore the tools available to calculate farm carbon footprints and show how results can be interpreted to help devise carbon reduction strategies An intermediate course best suited to those who are able to demonstrate some practical experience A full-day online course TBC Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, Niab & Becky Willson, Farm Carbon Toolkit

Session 1: 

•    Agriculture and climate change
•    Sources of Green House Gasses
•    Sequestration
•    Policies and incentives

Session 2:

Storing more Carbon

Session 3:

Carbon Calculators

Session 4:

Energy and fuel use

Session 5:

Fertiliser and Nitrogen use efficiency

At the end of this course you will be able to:

•    Understand the importance of soil organic matter and how it can be improved.
•    How to increase soil organic matter and sequester carbon
•    Using carbon calculators to understand your farm carbon footprint
•    Interpreting farm carbon results to support carbon reduction strategies