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North Yorkshire farmers
Introduction
CO2Sense Yorkshire has helped farmers in North Yorkshire to save thousands of pounds a year in fertiliser costs by switching from synthetic fertiliser to compost.
- Farmers will save £30-£90 per acre
- The long-term health and productivity of the land will be improved
- The region’s CO2 emissions will be reduced.
Summary
CO2Sense Yorkshire is working with farmers, compost producers and suppliers to increase the supply and demand for organic compost to replace synthetic fertilisers. This will help farmers to save between £30 to £90 per acre and will help the region to reduce its CO2 emissions.
CO2Sense Yorkshire’s organics experts worked in partnership with composting specialists W Dale & Sons of Boroughbridge to introduce North-Yorkshire farmers to the work of agronomist Andrew Fisher.
A group of farmers met with Fisher and Dale & Sons at an event hosted by CO2Sense Yorkshire in Northallerton. Fisher talked through the findings of his soil research, and Nick Dale of Dale & Sons explained how garden waste is collected and processed into compost in the region before being turned into the compost recommended in Fisher’s research.
Besides saving money, this slow-release soil enhancing technique improves the long-term health and productivity of the land.
CO2Sense Yorkshire is a not-for-profit business development programme which helps businesses in Yorkshire & Humber to succeed in the low-carbon economy.
What is Yorkshire Forward’s connection with this initiative?
CO2Sense Yorkshire is a fully owned subsidiary of Yorkshire Forward and is funded by Yorkshire Forward and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
