Carbon is a new income stream CARBON was a hot topic at the online Low Carbon Agriculture show, where it was discussed as a new ‘crop’ for land managers. “Carbon will be a new income stream to build into farm businesses,” said Stephen Briggs, head of soil and water at Innovation for Agriculture. Also speaking at the show, Mark Broadmeadow, the Forestry Commission’s principal advisor on climate change, said that planting trees needs to fit in with the farm business and if creating woodland with the ambition of selling carbon on the open market, it’s important to register with the Woodland Carbon Code at the beginning so you can secure benefits in future: “Through the Woodland Carbon Guarantee, the government guarantees a minimum price that it will pay successful bidders, but there is no obligation for the contract holder to sell to government if the open market will pay more.”
ELECTED members of a council serving one of the country’s most rural areas have declared war on sky lanterns and helium balloons to cut unnecessary wildlife and farm animals suffering injuries or dying. North Yorkshire County councillors unanimously voted to ban the releasing of the popular wedding and special event items on any property and land which the authority has any interest in or control over. The action came as The English National Farmers Union and The British Horse Society renewed their calls for a national ban on sky lanterns. Currently there is no national legislation which specifically regulates sky lanterns.