Today, agriculture covers 74% of land in the UK and is responsible for 10% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The majority of GHG is made up of carbon dioxide (CO2) with lesser, yet more potent amounts of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20). The need to slow and reverse the effects of climate change means the UK Government’s new Agricultural Policy requires the significant and consistent reduction of GHG emissions. This policy, supported by The Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM), seeks to curb our GHG emissions and identify more land suitable to act as carbon sinks in the sequestration, or reabsorption, of atmospheric CO2.
Meeting the challenge of climate change
Measuring and quantifying the complex chemical and physical interactions between plant and soil, Agri-EPI’s automated dynamic soil flux chambers monitor and measure positive and negative soil flux. The field-based technology captures topsoil and above ground plant gases, offering rapid and accurate data of soil respiration and sequestration.
Providing the latest practical technology for growers, agri-chemical companies, producers and food retailers to deliver greater productivity, sustainability and improved soil health, we can support you to:
Based at our Agri-EPI Crop Technology Southern Innovation Hub, superseding static, closed chambers that sample headspace gases extracted by syringe for laboratory analysis, our robust, automated dynamic soil flux chambers offer increased coverage, flexibility and in combination with the Picarro Gas Analyser greatly reduced data processing time.
With the ability to produce data sets for the modelling over daily, weekly, seasonal and longer periods of time, accurately measuring the respiration rates of soils and crops to evaluate release of or sequestration of GHG, our soil flux onsite field equipment includes:
Recent field trial studies using Agri-EPI soil flux equipment clearly identified differing diurnal and seasonal patterns in both plant and soil respiration, which varied over the growing season. Delivering new understanding for the assessment and improvement of soil, plant and climate conditions, read more about the case study.
Sets out how farmers and land managers in England will be rewarded in the future with public money for “public goods” – such as better air and water quality, thriving wildlife, soil health, or measures to reduce flooding and tackle the effects of climate change.
The cornerstone of the UK Government’s new Agricultural Policy, the Environmental Land Management Scheme seeks to achieve the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan and commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 and its environmentally supportive approaches to farm husbandry to improve soil health.
DEFRA announced changes to agricultural policy in England from 1 January 2021, moving away from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Read what this will mean for farmers, land managers and agri-tech companies.
Read about the changes to farming from 1st January 2021. This includes phasing out direct payments and design of future schemes.
Setting out how the UK will put the environment at the centre of policy making to help ensure that we have a cleaner, greener and more resilient country.
Agrecalc gives everyone access to a tool to analyse their operation’s carbon footprint and pave the way to net-zero carbon emissions from agriculture.
Registered office: Agri-EPI Centre Midlands Agri-Tech Innovation Hub, Poultry Lane, Edgmond Newport, England, TF10 8JZ
Company Reg. Number: 09922991
VAT Number: 240019456 (UK)