Welcome to Farming For a Better Climate
We’re here to support farmers find practical ways to cut carbon, increase sustainability, and move towards net-zero emissions within their farming system.
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Start your journey to sustainable, profitable farming
Taking action, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to a changing climate, to secure farm viability for future generations.
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Farming can be sustainable and profitable
Find out more about how to build resilience into your business
Adapting to Climate Change
The latest climate change projections show that Scotland is expected to experience milder and wetter winters, hotter and drier summers, and an increase in extreme weather event intensity. It is important that farm businesses actively consider climate change adaptation to minimise potential risks and where possible benefit from any opportunities that may present themselves.
Improving Farm Profitability
Improving productivity with small or low cost changes in management can lead to increased profitability and farm business resilience, alongside reduced carbon emissions. Analysing data from a farm carbon footprint can offer guidance on areas where improvements can be made and we’ve collated information across the five key action areas for farm businesses.
Innovation
Increasing farm sustainability and resilience is key to securing a future for the next generations. Making changes, whether big or small, can often help to find ‘a better way of doing things’, improving both productivity and profitability. Sometimes the best innovations come from seeing how others work, taking their ideas and modifying to fit your system.
Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture is a set of farm management principles which put soil health at the centre of agriculture practise. Putting soil health at the centre of farming practices has many benefits including ecosystem services such as water filtration, nutrient cycling and increased biodiversity.
Resources
Podcasts, videos, factsheets and other practical resources to help you achieve sustainable farming
Faecal egg counts for cattle
This video looks at the benefits and practicalities of faecal egg counts in cattle. Megan…
A guide to the Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS)
This video discusses how to use the 'Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure' method to find…