If you are a UK farmer, who is already farming in an environmentally friendly way by moving away from heavy cultivation to regenerative farming practices like reduced-till or no-till, then you may very well be missing out on a new revenue stream.
But, it’s not too late.
“There is still time for farmers, who have taken the first steps in the transition to regenerative agriculture, to be financially rewarded for harvest 2023,” says Thomas Gent, Agreena’s UK Market Lead.
With the BPS being phased out, uncertainty around the ELM schemes, rising energy costs plus an unsettled economic climate, few farmers will want to miss out on an opportunity to drive up the bottom line.
“Farmers who are already deploying regenerative farming practices, turning soil into carbon sinks, are able to access a new revenue stream from carbon farming and the sale of carbon certificates, at the same time as improving the economic and sustainability of their farm businesses,” continues Ms Gent.
Agreena has quickly become the UK’s ‘go-to’ carbon farming company, largely due to its farmer-first approach, its ability to make the farmer’s journey from signing-up to its soil carbon programme, AgreenaCarbon, to the issue of carbon certificates as easy and as intuitive as possible.
“In fact, farmers can simply send the form they have just completed for their BPS application to Agreena and one of our team will be able to estimate the potential revenue achievable from the sale of carbon certificates following harvest 2023,” explains Mr Gent.
Once farmers understand the revenue that could be available from joining the AgreenaCarbon programme, the deadline for harvest ’23 is 30 June, they need to enrol without delay.
Although enrolment does not take long, there are processes and steps which Agreena has to carry out to ensure that farmers will be able to reap the benefit of carbon certificates from this year’s harvest.
Find out more by attending the ‘How to Enrol in a Carbon Programme from data entry to income’ webinar on Tues 16 May (5:00pm-6:00pm).
The webinar is hosted by Agreena and farming co-operative Fram Farmers. For more details and to register click here.
“The enrolment process consists of choosing which fields are to be included in the AgreenaCarbon programme, and entering the relevant field data such as field location, size, fertiliser and cover crop usage, etc.
“After harvest farmers log into the AgreenaCarbon platform and report their actual field data around the date they have provided,” says Mr Gent.
Agreena’s internationally accredited and third-party programme then quantifies the carbon removed and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the team issues the verified carbon certificates – one certificate is equivalent to one tonne of CO2 emissions.
On average one hectare can generate between one and two carbon certificates and the current value of a certificate is £25-50.
Once issued, farmers can choose to keep their carbon certificates, sell them, or alternatively ask Agreena to sell them to verified companies on their behalf based on current market demand and prices.
There has been a lot of noise around carbon farming and the carbon market, and it is important to understand that Agreena has a proven record in working closely with partner farmers across 16+ European markets. AgeenaCarbon is the leading soil carbon platform and is supporting not only farmers, but companies and governments, on the road to net zero.
“Farmers who have already started the transition to regenerative farming should not miss out on being financially rewarded for their efforts,” says Mr Gent. “Send Agreena your completed BPS application forms and see the potential revenue available from joining AgreenaCarbon.”
Farmers wanting to learn more about AgreenaCarbon should attend the webinar on Tues 16 May, visit agreena.com or email thomas.gent@agreena.com for more information.
This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.
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