Wainfleet Monitor Farm meeting: Environmental management update and preparing for zero carbon

9.30

Registration & Refreshments

9.45

Introduction & welcome

Judith Stafford, AHDB

9.50

Monitor Farm Update

Gary Willoughby, Wainfleet Monitor Farmer

·         Any changes since December meeting

·         How the crops are looking

·         Machinery workshop update

·         Setting the scene – countryside stewardship and carbon at Wainfleet Monitor Farm

9.55

Environmental Land Management (ELM) Schemes – the future

Barney Parker, Farmed Environment Adviser, Ashfield Farmed Environment Services

To include:

• ELMS and SFI
• The future of environmental management schemes
• Legislation you should know about
• Farming Rules for Water
• Nutrient management planning

10.45

Preparing for zero carbon

Becky Willson, Business Development and Technical Director, Farm Carbon Toolkit

Discussion will include the results of the carbon audit at the monitor farm, and along with monitor farmers Gary and Debbie Willoughby, will discuss the implications and action planning.

We will also include:

• What you need to know about carbon
• Why carbon matters
• Carbon emission vs. sequestration – what are they. Comparison of farming enterprise types and crops/arable
• Where to start if you haven’t already done anything about it
• What is carbon footprinting?
• What to do with the results
• Preparing an action plan and mitigation
• Carbon credit schemes
• What questions you should be asking

12.25

Closing comments

12.30

Lunch & close