Soil Carbon Project Workshop

RASE Stoneleigh

Thursday 15th February 2019

#soilcarbonproject@FarmC02Toolkit@agritecchie

Thank you!

Where has the project come from?

Project aims

To understand in more detail how farmers can build soil health & business resilience and its links to soil organic matter & soil carbon content.

By:• Assessing how to test for soil carbon

• Understanding the impact of testing depth

• Evaluating the link between soil organic matter and proxy measures

• Investigating the impact of soil carbon on whole farm carbon footprint

• Assessing the impact of management practices

Proxy tests

The project team

Dr Stephen Roderick –Research Manager

Becky Willson – Research Leader

Alex Bebbington – Research Assistant

Dr Paul Harris – Project Lead

Dr Claire Horrocks –Researcher

Will Razey – Research Technician

Dr Tim Daley – Research Lead

Dan Evans – Research Assistant

Becky Willson – all things

Our business collaborators

Farm Carbon Consultancy

And we need more!

Our farmer collaborators

Valuable knowledge holders in the system

Range of farm / soil types / management systems

Today’s plan

11.00: Dr Jenni Dungait

11.45 : Year 1 Farm Results – Becky Willson

12.30: Lunch

13.00: Discussions on next steps, year 2 and opportunities.

13.45:Demonstration of (some) tests

14.30: Finish