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Maximising the benefits of different maize establishment methods for yield and soil health: A Farm Net Zero trial
As part of the Farm Net Zero project, the Duchy College farm is involved in the Maize Field Lab. The aims of this are to trial lower carbon methods of establishing maize that help to maintain good soil health. One maize field at the college has been selected for the trial. Half has been ploughed…
Farm Net Zero Farmer Conference 2022
The first Farm Net Zero Farmer Conference was held on the 13th September 2022 at Blable Farm, by kind permission of Farm Net Zero Demo Farmers Mike and Sam Roberts. The conference presented the work of the project to date, including a look at the results from the soil sampling and carbon footprinting. We also…
Farmers Without Borders: Future Farm hosts British and French sustainable partnership
A French cohort of 15 dairy farmers and delegates of the Council of Finistère and Trévarez Research Station were welcomed last Tuesday at Duchy College’s Future Farm, marking a new step in exchanging sustainable dairy farming practices across the Channel. The group explored the pioneering research facility and visited three farms representing the range of successful…
