Tag: Sustainable Farming Incentive

Farming smarter, not harder: Hyde Hall’s strategy for modern agriculture

Farming smarter, not harder: Hyde Hall’s strategy for modern agriculture

Ben Cannon is the 4th generation to take the reins at Hyde Hall - a 250ha farm comprising of 200ha of arable land, 25ha of woodland and some grassland which gets rented out for cattle grazing. On top of this, he farms another 600ha across four other local farms under contract farming agreements. This gives … Continue reading Farming smarter, not harder: Hyde Hall’s strategy for modern agriculture

Don’t delay your carbon farming journey – “by not trading carbon, it’s like growing a crop of wheat and then just not harvesting it”

Don’t delay your carbon farming journey – “by not trading carbon, it’s like growing a crop of wheat and then just not harvesting it”

In our recent webinar focussing on increasing farm profitability by leveraging schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and carbon markets, speaker Thomas Gent explained how the carbon market works, the value of carbon in farmland soils and how you can stack these to boost farm income. Thomas is a third generation regenerative farmer … Continue reading Don’t delay your carbon farming journey – “by not trading carbon, it’s like growing a crop of wheat and then just not harvesting it”