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…
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…
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…
In a celebration of research and innovation in sustainable dairy farming, Future Farm held its stakeholder launch event at Duchy College Stoke Climsland campus on Friday, 6th of May. Guests and stakeholders came from across the country to experience the remarkable facility in action, showcasing the eco dairy systems along with first-hand insights on the…
One of the core activities of the Farm Net Zero project is the development of Demonstration Farms. Led by our colleagues at the Farm Carbon Toolkit (FCT), the Demonstration Farms have the target of reaching Net Zero over the course of the project. The Demonstration Farmers are: Andrew and Claire Brewer, Ennis Barton. Mike, Alison…
The first Farm Net Zero events will be held in the autumn of 2021. These events will introduce the project via three Demonstration Farms, each of which are working with the Farm Carbon Toolkit on the challenge of reaching Net Zero by the end of the project in 2025. The Demo Farms will continue to…
Duchy College has been awarded over £1.2 million from the Climate Action Fund to run a project tasked with helping the farming community of East Cornwall reach net zero carbon emissions. The National Lottery-backed project, which will run for five years, is called ‘Farm Net Zero’ and will see a number of organisations work alongside the college. Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture have been in the spotlight in…
Digitalisation has changed the way farmers record, curate and receive data. But with business-critical information now online, how easy is it to find what you are looking for? Not very, until now. Software company SimSage has revolutionised the way website search tools can be used by agri-businesses and organisations to better connect farmers with the…
After 15 years with Duchy College, we bid a fond farewell to Richard Soffe. During his time as Director of the Rural Business School (RBS) Richard has helped generations of farmers and land managers Richard Soffe, a “titan” of land-based education, research and rural development, is retiring from his college career to lead a team…
Date and Time Thu, 21 May 2020 11:30 – 13:00 This virtual event is part of a 2 part series in a collaboration between Agricology, Duchy College, AgriTech Cornwall, FABulous Farmers, CFE , FWAGSW and Rothamsted Research. Multispecies leys combine complementary grass, legume and herb species. A more diverse sward can provide greater resilience to…
