Event
Farm Walk with Andrew Brewer, Winner of Carbon Farmer of the Year 2024
Farm Carbon Toolkit event, part of Countryside COP, bringing together the rural community and businesses to showcase and inspire activity ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 – 22 November 2024.
Overview
We are delighted to be able to invite you to attend this Farm Walk, to hear from Andrew Brewer at Ennis Barton, Fraddon about how he is managing his pasture-based dairy farm to minimise GHG emissions and sequester carbon into soils, trees and hedges.
For Andrew, farming with greenhouse gas emissions in mind has become the norm over the past three years as a demonstration farm within the Farm Net Zero Project in Cornwall. Alongside this he farms to maximise biodiversity across the farm whilst optimising output and margin.
Andrew manages 500 Jersey-cross dairy cows on 400ha at Ennis Barton near Fraddon in Cornwall. He stood out to the judges for his understanding and application of a range of practices to enable his pasture-based dairy farm to remove atmospheric carbon into soil, trees, and hedges, while simultaneously minimising farm GHG emissions by focusing on maximising forage intake for his dairy cows and minimising inclusion of supplementary concentrate feeds. Andrew also selectively breeds his cows to work well within his pasture-based system.
Event details
The farm walk will begin at 11.30am with a traditional Cornish pasty lunch. During the farm walk you will have the opportunity to find out more about Andrew’s strategy to reduce emissions on the farm and how this has benefited the business, leading him to be named the winner of this year’s Carbon Farmer of the Year Competition.
The event will take place mostly outside, please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Tea/coffee and a pasty will be provided so please let us know of any dietary requirements when booking.
Now in its fourth year, Countryside COP provides a platform for anyone interested in the countryside to hear how the UK’s rural economy and agriculture can help tackle climate change and improve sustainability.
The Countryside COP allows the rural community and UK agriculture to set the agenda and will serve to amplify policy asks and other messaging through many voices.
For more information on Countryside COP 2024 events, go to https://agricology.co.uk/research-projects/countryside-cop4-04-08-november-2024/
